| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1495732 | Optical Materials | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠CO2 laser heating is used to treat structural defects in Yb/Al codoped silica layers. ⺠Micro-scale voids are removed by diffusion. ⺠Crystallites are analyzed by micro-Raman and shown to undergo complete amorphization. ⺠Surface roughness is reduced from 165 nm to 15 nm via surface-tension-driven mass-flow. ⺠Optical transmittance is increased from less than 20% to more than 95% at 633 nm over 1 cm.
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Authors
Gil Atar, David Eger, Ariel Bruner, Bruno Sfez, Menachem Nathan,