Structural modification in Er-Yb doped zinc phosphate glasses with megahertz repetition rate femtosecond pulses

N. Troy, L.B. Fletcher, S.T. Reis, R.K. Brow, H. Huang, L. Yang, Jian Liu, D.M. Krol

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionAcademicpeer-review

Abstract

Focused femtosecond laser pulses from a 1 MHz fiber laser were used to create modifications in Er- Yb doped zinc phosphate glass. Two glasses with similar phosphate glass networks but different network modifiers were investigated. To understand the resulting changes caused by the femtosecond laser pulses various characterization techniques were employed: glass structural changes were investigated with confocal Raman spectroscopy, defect generation as well as local Er and Yb environment were investigated with confocal fluorescence spectroscopy, and elemental segregation resulting from heat accumulation effects was ascertained by scanning electron microscopy.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFrontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XII
EditorsAlexander Heisterkamp, Michel Meunier, Stefan Nolte
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Structural modification in Er-Yb doped zinc phosphate glasses with megahertz repetition rate femtosecond pulses'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this