Non-Linear Optical Techniques for Thin Film Growth and Visible Ultraviolet Lasers

Abstract

The goals of this AFOSR-supported program have been: 1) to investigate novel applications of non-linear gas phase photochemistry to the low temperature growth of semiconductor and metal films and 2) to develop new sources of stimulated emission at short wavelengths (lambda < 200 nm). This work has resulted in several significant accomplishments: 1) epitaxial semiconductor (Ge) films have been grown o GaAs at temperatures as low as 285 C by laser photochemical vapor deposition (LPVD); 2) NH3 has been demonstrated as a photosensitizer in the LPVD growth of films; 3) Ge/Si alloys have been grown by LPVD and analyzed; 4) the photochemical nature of laser assisted MOCVD growth of GaAs on GaAs has been demonstrated; and 5) the excited state structure of Zn2, Cd2, Ar2, and Ne2 has been examined by laser spectroscopy. Epitaxial, Semiconductor, Laser assisted, Ultraviolet germanium, Ionization, Lasers, Sensitizers, Gallium arsenides, Silicon.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1988
Accession Number
ADA206811

Entities

People

  • James Gary Eden

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Chemistry
  • Crystals
  • Frequency Combs
  • Ionization
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Science
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Ultraviolet Lasers
  • Vapor Deposition

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene