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Combined Excitation Emission Spectroscopy Studies on Erbium Ions in Stoichiometric Lithium Tantalate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Nate Woodward ,
Keiko Miyahara ,
Alex Toulouse ,
Pavel Capek  and
Volkmar Dierolf
Nate Woodward
Affiliation:
naw205@lehigh.edu, Lehigh University, Physics, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Keiko Miyahara
Affiliation:
miyahak@muc.edu, Lehigh University, Physics, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Alex Toulouse
Affiliation:
ast3@lehigh.edu, Lehigh University, Physics, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Pavel Capek
Affiliation:
pac4@Lehigh.EDU, Lehigh University, Physics, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Volkmar Dierolf
Affiliation:
vod2@lehigh.edu, Lehigh University, Physics, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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Abstract

We present our site-selective spectroscopic studies on Er3+ doped nearly stoichiometric lithium tantalate (LiTaO3) and compare the results with earlier studies performed on the same dopant in the isostructural lithium niobate host. We present our results in terms of the number and spectroscopic characteristics of the incorporation sites. Overall, the sites found in LiTaO3 closely resemble in their behavior the ones found in LiNbO3 such that the conclusion about the nature of the site drawn in the latter host can be transferred to LiTaO3 as well.

Keywords

ferroelectricErluminescence
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1111: Symposium D – Rare-Earth Doping of Advanced Materials for Photonic Applications , 2008 , 1111-D07-09
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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