New host-lattices for hyperfine optical hole burning: Materials of low nuclear spin moment

被引:30
作者
Caprez, A [1 ]
Meyer, P [1 ]
Mikhail, P [1 ]
Hulliger, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BERN,DEPT CHEM & BIOCHEM,CH-3012 BERN,SWITZERLAND
关键词
oxides; optical materials; crystal growth; optical properties;
D O I
10.1016/S0025-5408(97)00070-6
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Optical hole burning (OHB) on lanthanides in inorganic host-lattices provides a promising method for optical storage application. To gain a high memory capacity, materials of low nuclear spin moments are of interest because of line broadening due to spin flip-flop processes in spin rich host-lattices. In this work, it is shown that only a small number of elements may be used in building up low spin density OHB host-lattices doped with Pr3+ or Eu3+. Possible materials were explored with respect to crystal growth, doping, and optical absorption properties. Single crystals of Pr3+-doped CaWO4, SrWO4, BaWO4, (Ca,Sr)WO4, CaTiSiO5 (titanite), and Ca2ZnSi2O7 (hardystonite) were obtained by the Czochralski technique. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页码:1045 / 1054
页数:10
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