Rare-Earth doped Fluoride thin films
P. Bicchi, M. Anwar-ul-Haq, S. Barsanti, Pulsed laser ablation and deposition of thin films of rare earth ions-doped fluorides, in: “Radiation Physics Research Progress” – Editor: Aidan N. Camilleri – ISBN: 978-1-60021-988-7 – Nova Science Publishers, Inc. – Hauppauge, NY (USA), pp.193-217 (2008).
Course Material
- Introduction to lasers
- Q-switching and mode-locking, Generation of Pico-second and Femto-second pulses
- Different types of Laser Systems
- Thin Film Deposition Techniques
- Fundamentals of Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD)
- Equipment for thin film deposition
- Mechanisms of Pulsed Laser Sputtering
- Diagnostics and characteristics of laser produced plasma
- Mid term
- Particulates Generated by Pulsed Laser Ablation
- Angular distribution of Ablated Material
- Film Nucleation and Film Growth
- Process characteristics and Film properties in Pulsed Laser Plasma Deposition
- Novel Pulsed Laser deposition approaches
- Future trends in Pulsed Laser Deposition
- Rare-Earth doped Fluoride thin films
- Chapters 16
- Department Physics
- Teacher
Dr. Muhammad Anwar-Ul-Haq