Publications Preprints (2005) In the News Proceedings

 

Books and Book Chapters

  1. Electronic Defect States and Molecular Ions in Alkali Halides, Monograph, Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, 185 (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2003).

  2. Ferroelectrics, Chapter in The Handbook of Photonics, edited by Mool C. Gupta, John Ballato CRC, 2007.

  3. Light aided domain patterning and rare earth emission based imaging of ferroelectric domains, Chapter in Micro/nano engineering and characterization of ferroelectric crystals for applications in photonics (edited by P. Ferraro, S. Grilli, and P. De Natale, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, delivered to editor

  4. Site Selective Spectroscopy of rare earth ions in gallium nitride based materials. Chapter in Rare-Earth Doped III-Nitrides for Optoelectronic and Spintronic Applications, (ed. K.P. O'Donnell, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, in preparation, October 2007 delivery date).

 

Publications

 

 
2007

 

  1. Defect-Domain Wall Interactions in Ferroelectrics, V. Gopalan, V. Dierolf, and D. Scrymgeour, Annual Reviews in Materials Science 37. 449-489,2007, invited review article.pdf

  2. Combined excitation emission spectroscopy of defects for site-selective probing of ferroelectric domain inversion in lithium niobate, V. Dierolf , C. Sandmann, J. Luminescence 125, 67-79 (2007). (invited review article) pdf

  3. Analytical Description of Birefringence Statistics in Randomly Concatenated Single-Mode Fiber Systems, M. Yoshida-Dierolf, V. Dierolf, Journal Optical Communication 28 (2) 112-122 (2007).pdf

  4. Defect Based Real-Time Diagnostics of Ferroelectric Domain Wall Motion, V. Dierolf, C. Sandmann, and P. Capek, phys. stat. sol. (a) 204, 690-94. (2007). pdf

  5. Raman studies of ferroelectric domain walls in lithium tantalate and niobate, P. Capek, G. Stone ,V. Dierolf, C.Althouse, and V. Gopolan, phys. stat. sol. (c)4, No. 3, 830–33 (2007). pdf

  6. Identification of defect-trap-related europium sites in gallium nitride, Z. Fleischman, P.S. Tafon, V. Dierolf , C. Munasinghe , and A.J. Steckl, phys. stat. sol. (c)4, No. 3, 834–37 (2007).pdf

  7. Site-selective studies of erbium ion defects in thermally grown silicon oxides, Z. Fleischman, V. Dierolf Z. Dong, Y. Zhang, M. White, R. Pafchek, M. Webster, and T. Koch, phys. stat. sol. (c)4, No. 3, 749–52 (2007).pdf

 

 
2006

  1. Role of Extrinsic Defects in Ferroelectric Domain Inversion of Lithium Niobate, V. Dierolf and C. Sandmann, Ceramics Transactions, Vol. 196, 143-53 (2006). pdf

 
2005

  1. Determination of birefringence configuration in Single-Mode Fiber Systems through Backscattering Signal Analysis, M. Yoshida-Dierolf, V. Dierolf, J. Optical Communication, 26, no 4, 171-7 (2005). )pdf

  2. Internal fluorescence induced refreshment of thermally fixed photorefractive grating in Ti:Fe:Er:LiNbO3, B.K. Das*, W.Sohler, and V. Dierolf, Electronics Letters 41, no. 11, 646-7 (2005). pdf

  3. Enhanced Room-Temperature Luminescence Efficiency Through Carrier Localization in AlxGa1–xN Alloys, C. J. Collins, A. V. Sampath, G. A. Garrett, W. L. Sarney, H. Shen, M. Wraback A. Yu. Nikiforov* and G. S. Cargill, III, and V. Dierolf, Appl. Phys. Lett.,86, 31916-8 (2005). pdf

  4. The role of defects in light induced domain inversion in lithium niobate, C. Sandmann*, V. Dierolf, Physica Status Solidi C 2, 136 (2005). pdf

 

2004

  1. Direct –write method for domain inversion pattern in LiNbO3, V. Dierolf and C. Sandmann*, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 3987-9 (2004). pdf

  2. Site-selective spectroscopy of Er in GaN, V. Dierolf, C. Sandmann*, J. Zavada, P. Chow, B. Hertog, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 5464-70 (2004). pdf

  3. Inspection of periodically poled waveguide devices by confocal luminescence microscopy, V. Dierolf, C. Sandmann*, Appl. Phys. B 78, 363-6 (2004). .pdf

  4. Laser Writes Ferroelectric Domains in a Confocal Microscope, C. Sandmann*, V. Dierolf, Photonics Spectra, August 2004, pg. 68-9 (invited). pdf

  5. Ferroelectric domain patterns are directly written into lithium niobate, V. Dierolf, News Breaks, Laser Focus World, July 2004, pg. 13 (invited). pdf

 

2003

  1. Rearrangement of rare earth defects under domain inversion in LiNbO3, V. Dierolf, C. Sandmann, V. Gopalan, S. Kim S, K. Polgar, Radiation Effects and Defects in solids 158 (1-6): 247-250. pdf

  2. Ferroelectric domain imaging by defect luminescence microscopy, V. Dierolf, C. Sandmann*, V. Gopalan, S. Kim, and K. Polgar, J. Appl. Phys. 93-7, 2295 (2003). pdf

  3. Confocal two photon emission microscopy: A new approach to waveguide imaging, V. Dierolf and C. Sandmann, J of Lumin. 102-103, 201-5 (2003). pdf

  4. Analytical Form of Frequency Dependence of DGD in Concatenated Single-Mode Fiber Systems, M. Yoshida-Dierolf* and V. Dierolf, J. Lightwave Techn. 21, 2217-23 (2003). pdf

  5. Characterization of new erbium-doped tellurite glasses and fiber, S. Marjanovic, J. Toulouse, H. Jain, C. Sandmann*, V. Dierolf, N. Kopylov, A.R.Kortan and R.Ahrens, J. Non-Crystalline Solids 322, 311-18 (2003).pdf

  6. Comparative studies of Er3+ ions in LiNbO3 waveguides produced by different method, V. Dierolf, T. Morgus*, C. Sandmann*, E. Cantelar, F. Cusso, P. Capek, J. Spirkova, K. Polgar, W. Sohler, and A. Ostendorf Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids, 158, 263-7 (2003). pdf

 

earlier

  1. Spectral line broadening mechanism of Er3+ transitions in Er:Ti:LiNbO3 channel waveguides,  V. Dierolf, A.B. Kutsenko, A. Ostendorf, and C. Sandmann,  Applied Physics B 73, 443-8 (2001).

  2. Optical characterization of Cr3+ centers in LiNbO3, S.A. Basun, A.A. Kaplyanskii, A.B. Kutsenko, V. Dierolf, T. Tröster, S. E. Kapphan, and K. Polgar, Applied Physics B 73, 453-61(2001). pdf

  3. Site-selective spectroscopy of Er3+:Ti:LiNbO3 waveguides, V. Dierolf, A.B. Kutsenko, A Ostendorf, W. von der Osten, W. Sohler, and H. Suche,  Applied Physics B 72, 803-10(2001). pdf

  4. Dominant Cr3+ centers in LiNbO3 under hydrostatic pressure, S.A. Basun, A.A. Kaplyanskii, A.B. Kutsenko, V. Dierolf, Th. Tröster, S.E. Kapphan, and K. Polgar, Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2001. 43(6): p. 1010-17, translated in Journal of Solid State 43, 1043-50 (2001).

  5. Crystal field analysis of different Er3+ sites in LiNbO3, V. Dierolf, C. Sandmann, A.B. Kutsenko and Th. Tröster, Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 155, 253-8 (2001).

  6. Double-resonance excitation-emission spectroscopy on Er:Ti:LiNbO3 waveguides, V. Dierolf and A. Ostendorf, Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 155, 211-15(2001).

  7. The fine structure of spectral response of Cr3+ sites in LiNbO3, V. Dierolf, A.A. Kaplyanskii, S. Kapphan, and A.B. Kutsenko, Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 155, 241-6 (2001).

  8. Magneto-optical studies of Er3+ in LiNbO3, G. Corradi, Th. Lingner, A.B. Kutsenko, V. Dierolf, K. Polgar, J.-M. Spaeth, and W. von der Osten, Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 155, 223-7 (2001).

  9. Combined excitation emission spectroscopy of Er3+ ions in stoichiometric LiNbO3: The site-selectivity of direct and up-conversion excitation processes, V. Dierolf and M. Koerdt, Phys. Rev. B 61, 8043-52 (2000). pdf

  10. Optical properties of strongly coupled Yb2+ and CN- ions in alkali halide crystals: Electronic absorption and emission, C. P. An, V. Dierolf, and F. Luty, Phys. Rev. B 61, 6565-73 (2000).

  11. High resolution site selective optical spectroscopy of rare earth and transition metal defects in insulators, V. Dierolf, A.B. Kutsenko, C. Sandmann, Th. Tröster, and G. Corradi, J. Lumin. 87-89, 989-91 (2000).

  12. Interaction and energy transfer between divalent Sm ions and CN- molecular defects in KCl, V. Dierolf, Phys. Rev. B 60, 12601 (1999).

  13. Towards new lasers in Ti:Er:LiNbO3 waveguides: A study of the excited Er3+ states, V.Dierolf, A.B. Kutsenko, C. Sandmann, F. Tallian, and W. von der Osten, Applied Physics. B 68(5), 767-75 (1999). pdf

  14. High resolution and site-selective optical spectroscopy of Er3+ ions in stoichiometric LiNbO3 crystals and Ti:LiNbO3 waveguides, V. Dierolf and M. Koerdt, Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 149, 323-28 (1999).

  15. Vibrational coupling of F centers to the stretch mode of neighboring CN-  molecules in KCl, V. Dierolf, J. Hoidis, D. Samiec, and W. von der Osten, Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 149, 381-86 (1999).

  16. Excited state absorption study and Judd-Ofelt analyses of Er3+ states in Ti:LiNbO3 channel waveguides, V. Dierolf, A.B. Kutsenko, F. Tallian, and W. von der Osten, Radiat. Eff. Defects Solids 150, 305-309 (1999).

  17. Site-selectivity of up-conversion processes in Ti:Er:LiNbO3 waveguides, V. Dierolf, A.B. Kutsenko, and W. von der Osten, J. Lumin., 84-85, 487-92 (1999).

  18. Transient absorption study of vibrationally excited Yb2+-[CN-] in alkali halides, V. Dierolf, J. Hoidis, D. Samiec, and W. von der Osten, J.  Lumin. 76&77, 581-5 (1998).

  19. E-V energy transfer between F centers and distant OH-/OD- ions in CsBr crystals, V. Dierolf, E. Gustin, D. Schoemaker, and F. Luty, J. Lumin. 76&77, 526-9 (1998).

  20. An electron-nuclear double-resonance study of the F centre in CsBr, Th. Pawlik, V. Dierolf, and J-M. Spaeth, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 9, 1857-62 (1997).

  21. Optical, magneto-optical and magnetic resonance studies of electrons trapped by OH- defects in alkali halides, V. Dierolf and J.-M. Spaeth,  Mat. Science Forum 239-241, 461-4 (1997).

  22. Vibrational and electronic absorption study of bistable and stable FH(OH-) centers in alkali halides, V.Dierolf and F. Luty, Phys. Rev. B 54 6952-62 (1996).

  23. E-V energy transfer from excited F centers into the stretch mode of neighboring molecular ions, F. Luty and V. Dierolf, in Defects in Insulating Materials, edited by O. Kanert and J.-M. Spaeth (World Scientific, Singapore,1993), p. 17-38.

  24. Repetitive E-V energy transfer and relaxation processes of FH(CN-) centers under intense pumping conditions, V. Dierolf and F. Luty, in Defects in Insulating Materials, edited by O. Kanert and J.-M. Spaeth (World Scientific, Singapore, 1993), p. 559-64

  25. Spin-orbit structure of F centers and F-center-OH- pairs in cesium halides, V. Dierolf, H. Paus, and F. Luty, Phys. Rev. B 43 9879-87 (1991).

  26. F centers associated with a pair of OH- defects in cesium halides, M. Krantz, F. Luty, V. Dierolf, and H. Paus, Phys. Rev. B 43 9888-93 (1991).

  27. Migration, Trapping, and IR Fluorescence of CN- vibrational excitation in alkali halide crystals, V. Dierolf and F. Luty, Reviews of Solid State Science, 4, 479-98 (1990).

 

Preprints

  1. Site-Specific Excitation of Eu ions in GaN, S. Tafon Penn, Z. Fleischman, and V. Dierolf, physica status solidi A (in print)

  2. Domain wall widths and coercive fields in ferroelectrics, L. Tian1, N. Odagawa, S. Choudhury, A. Vasudevarao1, P. Capek, V. Dierolf, A. N Morozovska, E. A. Eliseev, L.-Q Chen, Y.Cho, S. Kalinin, and V. Gopalan, Phys. Rev. Lett. submitted.

 

In the news

 

Selected Reviewed Proceedings

  1. Luminescence and Raman Based Real Time Imaging of Ferroelectric Domain Walls, V.  Dierolf, P. Capek, C Sandmann, MRS-Symp. Proc., Vol 966E (2007) 0966-T08-03

  2. Near field optical imaging of carrier localization in AlxGa1-xN alloys, V. Dierolf, P. Capek, L. Zhou, N. Jha,  M. Wraback, A.V Sampath, CLEOEurope, Munich, 2007

    The site selectivity of the E-beam excitation of Eu ion in GaN , S. Tafon Penn, V. Dierolf, Z. Fleischman, CLEOEurope, Munich 2007

  3. Near Field Optical Spectroscopy Studies of Carrier Localization in AlxGa1-xN Alloys, P.Capek, N. Jha, L. Zhou, V. Dierolf, A. V. Sampath, M. Wraback, CLEO, Baltimore, 2007.

  4. A Silicon-based Light Emitter, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhao, I. Wildeson, M. H. White,  Z. Fleischman, V. Dierolf, Proceedings of International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium 2005

  5. Combined Excitation Emission Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions in GaN and AlGaN films, V. Dierolf, MRS meeting Spring 2005

  6. Multistep resonant excitation of Erbium Ions in Thin Silicon Oxide Layers, ,Z. Fleischman, Chr. Sandmann, V. Dierolf,  M. White, Y. Zhao, J. Michel, M.A. Stolfi, L. Dal Negro. MRS meeting Spring 2005

  7. Interrupted Growth Epitaxy: Thin Film Growth and Electroluminescent Devices, C. Munasinghe, A. Steckl, Ei Ei Nyein, U. Hömmerich, H. Peng and H. Everitt, Z. Fleischman, V. Dierolf, J. Zavada, GaN:Eu , MRS meeting Spring 2005

  8. In-situ Observation of Domain Wall Motion  In Lithium Nobate Using Confocal Luminescence Microscopy, C. Sandmann*, S. Tafon Penn*, and V. Dierolf, ECIO 2005.

  9. Site Selective Spectroscopy of Eu-doped GaN, V. Dierolf, Z. Fleischman*, and C. Sandmann*, C. Munasinghe and A. Steckl, CLEO 2005.

  10. Real-time diagnostic of the defect-domain wall interaction in LiNbO3 during domain inversion, C. Sandmann*, S. Tafon Penn*, and V. Dierolf, CLEO 2005.

  11. Combined Excitation Emission Spectroscopy of Eu-doped GaN, V. Dierolf, Z. Fleischman*, and C. Sandmann*, Ch. Munasinghe and A. Steckl, CLEOEurope 2005.

  12. Site selective  spectroscopy of  energy transfer processes in Er doped GaN, V. Dierolf, C. Sandmann, J.M. Zavada, P. Chow and B. Hertog, CLEO 2004.

  13. Comparison of Er absorption-emission properties in tellurite and ultra highly doped Al-silica fibers, S. Marjanovic, J. Toulouse, C. Sandmann, Z. Fleischmann, V. Dierolf, M. F. Yan, V. S. Johnson, P. Wisk, A.R. Kortan, and N. Kopylov, CLEO2004.

  14. Light-induced direct-write patterning of inverted domains in LiNbO3, V. Dierolf and C. Sandmann, CLEO2004

  15. Characterization of highly erbium-doped fibers using confocal luminescence microscopy, V. Dierolf, T. Morgus*, Z. Fleischman*, Chr. Sandmann*, A. Claesson, W. Margulis, , OFC 2004.

  16. Confocal Luminescence Microscopy: Application to Periodically Poled  LiNbO3 Devices, V. Dierolf, C. Sandmann*, ECIO’03, Praha 2003, pg. 119

  17. Erbium Incorporation and Optical Properties of  Er3+ ions in APE Er:LiNbO3 Waveguides. P. Capek, J.Schrofel R. Groetzschel, V. Dierolf, C. Sandmann, P. Nekvindov, J. Spirkova, P. Machac, , Proceedings. ECIO’03, Praha 2003, pg. 289.

  18. Study Of Poled Lithium Niobate Waveguide Devices By Confocal Defect Spectroscopy, V. Dierolf and Chr. Sandmann, Proceedings, CLEOEurope2003, Munich, June 2003.

    Microscopy Studies of   Lithium Niobate Waveguide Devices Using Spatially Dependent Fluorescence Line Narrowing, V. Dierolf, C. Sandmann , Proceedings, HBSM 2003, Bozeman, Montana, July 2003.

  19. Confocal Photoluminescence and Cathodoluminescence in AlGaN, V. Dierolf, O. Svitelskiy*, G. S. Cargill-III, A. Yu. Nikiforov*, J. Redwing, and J. Acord, , MRS Symp. Proc. 798, Y5.64 (2003).

  20. Spectroscopic Characterization of Dominant Cr3+ Centers in LiNbO3 crystals, S.A., Basun, A.A. Kaplyanskii, A.B. Kutsenko, V. Dierolf, T. Tröster, S.E. Kapphan, and K. Polgar,. Proceedings of 10th European conference on Integrated Optics, 2001: pg. 321.

  21. High resolution optical spectroscopy on Er3+ ions in Ti:Er:LiNbO3 waveguides at low temperatures, V. Dierolf, A. Ostendorf, and C. Sandmann, Proceedings. Proceedings of 10th European conference on Integrated Optics, pg. 317.

  22. Spectroscopic characterization of Ti:Er:LiNbO3 waveguides and modeling of the emission processes for new lasers”, V. Dierolf, A.B. Kutsenko, and W. von der Osten, Proceedings. ECIO’99 pg. 293 (1999).

  23. Ultrafast coherent vibronic dynamics in F and FH centers in KBr,  R. Scholz, V. Dierolf, and F. Bassani, Proceedings of XIV International Symposium on Electron-Phonon Dynamics and Jahn-Teller Effect, Erice, 7-13. July 1998 (World Scientific, Singapore 1999), p 132-143.