Reading and Writing of Photochemical Holes Using GaA1As Diode Lasers.

Abstract

A current tuned (gallium aluminum arsenide) diode laser is utilized both to burn and to detect narrow photochemical holes in the inhomogeneously broadened 833 nm zero phonon line of the R' color center in LiF. Applications for reading and writing data into frequency domain optical memories based on photochemical hole burning are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 1983
Accession Number
ADA124633

Entities

People

  • F. Chu
  • G. C. Bjorklund
  • P. Pokrowsky
  • W. E. Moerner

Organizations

  • International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Chemistry
  • Color Centers
  • Detection
  • Dye Lasers
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Optical Detection
  • Optical Storage
  • Photochemical Reactions
  • Spectroscopy
  • United States

Readers

  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics