Effects of mechanical processing and annealing on optical coherence properties of Er${}^{3+}$:LiNbO${}_3$ powders

Thomas Lutz, Lucile Veissier, Charles W. Thiel +4

Optical coherence lifetimes and decoherence processes in erbium-doped lithium niobate (Er${}^{3+}$:LiNbO${}_3$) crystalline powders are investigated for materials that underwent differ…