Magnetic liquid encapsulated Kyropoulos (MLEK) crystal growth of indium phosphide for photorefractive optimization

George Greeley Bryant; David F. Bliss; David R. Gabbe; Franz X. Zach; Gerry W. Iseler

doi:10.1117/12.212715

30 June 1995 Magnetic liquid encapsulated Kyropoulos (MLEK) crystal growth of indium phosphide for photorefractive optimization

George Greeley Bryant, David F. Bliss, David R. Gabbe, Franz X. Zach, Gerry W. Iseler

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Proceedings Volume 2481, Photonic Device Engineering for Dual-Use Applications; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212715
Event: SPIE's 1995 Symposium on OE/Aerospace Sensing and Dual Use Photonics, 1995, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Twin-free single crystals of iron doped indium phosphide (InP:Fe) have been grown with different concentrations of iron dopants and shallow donor impurities using several techniques: magnetic liquid encapsulated Kyropoulos (MLEK), liquid encapsulated Czochralski (LEC), and vertical gradient freeze (VGF). Iron in InP falls into one of two defect states, and thus can be used as an infrared photorefractive (PR) material for amplifying coherent optical signals. The crystals above were compared in PR experiments at room temperature to measure two-wave mixing gain. The two defect states where then measured by independent means to determine a relationship between PR gain and defect concentration. From an analysis of these data the PR gain can be optimized by growing crystals under conditions which result in InP:Fe with an optimum Fe³⁺ concentration, optimum Fe³⁺/Fe²⁺ ratio, uniform dopant distribution, and low defect density.

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George Greeley Bryant, David F. Bliss, David R. Gabbe, Franz X. Zach, and Gerry W. Iseler "Magnetic liquid encapsulated Kyropoulos (MLEK) crystal growth of indium phosphide for photorefractive optimization", Proc. SPIE 2481, Photonic Device Engineering for Dual-Use Applications, (30 June 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212715

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