Title :
Fabrication of dielectric Bragg reflectors composed of CaF2 and ZnS for delicate lasing materials
Author :
Palatnikf, Alex ; Muallemf, Merav ; Nessimf, Gilbert D. ; Tischlert, Yaakov R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Bar-Ilan Univ., Ramat Gan, Israel
Abstract :
We describe the fabrication and characterization of highly reflecting distributed Bragg reflectors (DBR) composed of thermally evaporated thin films of CaF2 and ZnS without substrate heating. Proposed technique enables DBR deposition on delicate lasing materials.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; calcium compounds; distributed Bragg reflectors; optical fabrication; semiconductor thin films; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; CaF2-ZnS; DBR deposition; dielectric bragg reflector fabrication; highly reflecting distributed Bragg reflector fabrication; lasing materials; thermally evaporated thin films; Coatings; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Films; Heating; II-VI semiconductor materials; Substrates; Zinc compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA