Optical and electronic properties of bismuth-implanted glasses

M. A. Hughes, Y. Federenko, T. H. Lee, J. Yao, Behrad Gholipour, R. M. Gwilliam, Kevin P. Homewood, Daniel W. Hewak, S. R. Elliott, R. J. Curry

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    Abstract

    Photoluminescence (PL) and excitation spectra of Bi melt-doped oxide and chalcogenide glasses are very similar, indicating the same Bi center is present. When implanted with Bi, chalcogenide, phosphate and silica glasses, and BaF2 crystals, all display characteristically different PL spectra to when Bi is incorporated by melt-doping. This indicates that ion implantation is able to generate Bi centers which are not present in samples whose dopants are introduced during melting. Bi-related PL bands have been observed in glasses with very similar compositions to those in which carrier-type reversal has been observed, indicating that these phenomena are related to the same Bi centers, which we suggest are interstitial Bi2+ and Bi clusters.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationOptical Components and Materials XI
    PublisherSPIE
    Volume8982
    ISBN (Print)9780819498953
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    EventOptical Components and Materials XI - San Francisco, CA, United States
    Duration: 3 Feb 20145 Feb 2014

    Conference

    ConferenceOptical Components and Materials XI
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySan Francisco, CA
    Period3/02/145/02/14

    Keywords

    • Bismuth
    • Chalcogenide
    • Implantation
    • Photoluminescence

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