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Title: Production yield of rare-earth ions implanted into an optical crystal

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4941403· OSTI ID:22489415
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  1. 3. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart (Germany)
  2. Angewandte Festkörperphysik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum (Germany)
  3. Universität Ulm, Institut für Quantenoptik, 89081 Ulm (Germany)
  4. Experimentalphysik IV, Universität Augsburg, 86159 Augsburg (Germany)
  5. RUBION, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum (Germany)

Rare-earth (RE) ions doped into desired locations of optical crystals might enable a range of novel integrated photonic devices for quantum applications. With this aim, we have investigated the production yield of cerium and praseodymium by means of ion implantation. As a measure, the collected fluorescence intensity from both implanted samples and single centers was used. With a tailored annealing procedure for cerium, a yield up to 53% was estimated. Praseodymium yield amounts up to 91%. Such high implantation yield indicates a feasibility of creation of nanopatterned rare-earth doping and suggests strong potential of RE species for on-chip photonic devices.

OSTI ID:
22489415
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 5; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English