5th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003, Taipei, Tayvan, 15 - 19 Aralık 2003, cilt.1, ss.271
Neodymium doped tantalum pentoxide waveguides were fabricated by RF sputtering from a Nd doped Ta2O3 target. Waveguide losses, absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra and excited-state lifetime were measured, and show promise for realisation of waveguide lasers.