Absorption and fluorescence anisotropies of monoclinic crystals : the case of Nd:YCOB
Author(s) -
Benoît Boulanger,
Yannick Petit,
Patricia Segonds,
C. Félix,
Bertrand Ménaert,
Julien Zaccaro,
G. Aka
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.007997
Subject(s) - monoclinic crystal system , optics , fluorescence , materials science , absorption (acoustics) , anisotropy , crystal (programming language) , crystal optics , crystal structure , crystallography , physics , laser , chemistry , computer science , programming language
We report for the first time measurements and modelization of the angular distributions of absorption and fluorescence in a monoclinic crystal. Studies on Nd:YCOB revealed specific topologies with ombilics. These new data upgrade the knowledge on low symmetry crystal optics.
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