Erbium Doped GaN Lasers by Optical Pumping

Abstract

This main objective of this project is to construct an optical pump system, which would allow us to carry out optical studies of Er:GaN materials under 980 nm resonant excitation. The results obtained from the optically pumped studies will be utilized to guide crystal growth and laser design. During the supporting period, we have accomplished the following tasks: Successfully completely the installation of a high power 980 laser. The system is dedicated to the studies of the optical and lasing properties of Er:GaN crystals. Successfully attained for the first time freestanding Er:GaN wafers of 2-inches in diameter with a thickness on the millimeter scale. These freestanding wafers were obtained via growth by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) in conjunction with a laser-lift-off (LLO) process. An Er doping level of 1.4 10^20 atoms/cm3 has been confirmed by secondary ion mass spectrometry measurement. Carried out optical studies of Er:GaN under 980 nm optical pumping.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 13, 2016
Accession Number
AD1017406

Entities

People

  • Hongxing Jiang
  • Jingyu Lin

Organizations

  • Texas Tech University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • High Energy
  • Laser Mediums
  • Lasers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Optical Absorption
  • Optical Pumping
  • Spectra
  • Spectrometry
  • Students
  • Vapor Phases

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy