REFRACTIVE-INDEX GRATINGS IN RARE-EARTH-DOPED ALKALINE-EARTH GLASSES

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作者
FRENCH, VA [1 ]
POWELL, RC [1 ]
BLACKBURN, DH [1 ]
CRANMER, DC [1 ]
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[1] NATL INST STAND & TECHNOL,GAITHERSBURG,MD 20894
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10.1063/1.347333
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Four-wave-mixing techniques were used to produce permanent laser-induced refractive index gratings in Eu3+ -doped silicate glasses. These gratings are associated with a thermally induced change in the local glass structure at the site of the Eu3+ ions, leading to a double-minimum potential well for the electronic energy levels of the Eu3+ ions. The effects on the characteristics of the permanent laser-induced gratings produced by changing the divalent modifier ions of the glass host are reported and a theoretical model is presented to explain the physical origin of the change in the refractive index of the material.
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