Published November 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Deep UV laser induced luminescence in oxide thin films

  • 1. Fraunhofer Institut fuer Angewandte Optik und Feinmechanik, Jena (Germany)
  • 2. Institut fuer Physikalische Hochtechnologie e.V. Jena (Germany)
  • 3. Southwall Europe GmbH, Grossroehrsdorf (Germany)

Description

Time-resolved luminescence experiments have been set up in order to study the interaction of 193-nm laser radiation with dielectric thin films. At room temperature, Al2O3 coatings show photoluminescence upon ArF excimer laser irradiation, with significant intensity contributions besides the known substrate emission. Time- and energy-resolved measurements indicate the presence of oxygen-defect centers in Al2O3 coatings, which suggests a strong single-photon interaction at 193 nm by F+ and F center absorption. Measurements on highly reflective thin-film stacks, consisting of quarter-wave Al2O3 and SiO2 layers, indicate similar UV excitations, mainly from color centers of Al2O3. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Applied Physics. A, Materials Science and Processing
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 637-640
ISSN
0947-8396
CODEN
APAMFC

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