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Crystal Growth of Fluorides for Optical Applications
Author(s) -
Shimamura K.,
Sato H.,
Bensalah A.,
Sudesh V.,
Machida H.,
Sarukura N.,
Fukuda T.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4079(200110)36:8/10<801::aid-crat801>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - materials science , doping , crystal growth , crystal (programming language) , czochralski method , laser , single crystal , analytical chemistry (journal) , optoelectronics , optics , crystallography , chemistry , physics , chromatography , computer science , programming language
Ce‐doped and undoped LiCaAlF 6 , LiSrAlF 6 , LiYF 4 , LiLuF 4 and KMgF 3 single crystals were grown by the Czochralski technique under CF 4 atmosphere. The effective distribution coefficients of Ce 3+ in LiCaAlF 6 , LiSrAlF 6 , LiYF 4 and LiLuF 4 were determined to be 0.031, 0.028, 0.116 and 0.054, respectively. Laser output energy of 60 mJ and 27 mJ were obtained using the grown Ce:LiCaAlF 6 and Ce:LiLuF 4 single crystals, respectively. Undoped LiCaAlF 6 and KMgF 3 single crystals showed a transmission edge at 112 nm and 115 nm, respectively.