Mechanisms of formation of metal cluster nonlinear optical light guide structures in LiNbO[sub 3] by ion beam implantation

Conference · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999 · AIP Conference Proceedings

OSTI ID:6071762

Williams, E K; Ila, D ^[1]; Sarkisov, S ^[2]; Hensley, D K ^[3]

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1. Center for Irradiation of Materials, PO Box 1447 Alabama AM University, Normal, Alabama 35762 (United States)
2. Department of Natural and Physical Sciences, Alabama AM University, Normal, Alabama 35762 (United States)
3. Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 (United States)

Metal nanoclusters of Ag, Au and Cu have been produced by ion implantation into x- and z-cut lithium niobate. MeV Ag implantation followed by heat treatment simultaneously produced a waveguide and Ag clusters with a high nonlinear index. Co-implantation of O with Ag at 500[degree] enhanced the ability of the clusters to withstand heat treatment. [copyright] [ital 1999 American Institute of Physics.]

• DOE Contract Number: AC05-96OR22464
• OSTI ID: 6071762
• Report Number(s): CONF-981122--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 475:1; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

664300* -- Atomic & Molecular Physics-- Collision Phenomena-- (1992-)
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ION IMPLANTATION
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
NIOBATES
NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REFRACTIVE INDEX
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SPECTRA
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VISIBLE SPECTRA
WAVEGUIDES