Linear and nonlinear optical properties of erbium-implanted coherent array of submicron silica spheres

M. Ajgaonkar, Y. Zhang, H. Grebel, M. Sosnowski, D. C. Jacobson

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Abstract

A coherent array of silica spheres, which was implanted with erbium ions, showed nonlinear behavior at λ = 0.532 μm. This was attributed to a large nonlinear refraction effect, which was enhanced by the structure of the opaline matrix. In addition, near infrared photoluminescence measurements showed an overall enhancement as a function of the sphere's size. A large photoluminescence peak was found around λ = 900 nm and attributed to the lensing effect of the opaline matrix.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3876-3878
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume76
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 26 2000

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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