Abstract
We present the results of an investigation of photoinduced anisotropy in films and bulk samples of chalcogenide glasses As50Se50 and Ge20As20S60 using reflectance difference spectroscopy. Anisotropy in a wide spectral range (1.5-5.5 eV) can be generated and reorientated many times by linearly polarized light. We conclude that possibility of orientation and reorientation with the linearly polarized light not only of defects and scattering centers but also of the interatomic covalent bonds is characteristic for different chalcogenide glasses. We have found that doping of a chalcogenide glass Ge20As20S60 by rare earths does not change the parameters and characteristics of photoinduced anisotropy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 201-205 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
Volume | 245 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 4 Mar 1998 |
Keywords
- Chalcogenide glasses
- Glassy films
- Photoinduced anisotropy
- Photoinduced phenomena
- Reflectance difference spectroscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering