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Growth, rietveld refinement, Raman spectrum and dislocation of Ca2+/Mg2+/Zr4+-substituted GGG: a potential substrate and laser host material
The Ca2+/Mg2+/Zr4+-substituted Gd3Ga5O12 (SGGG) crystal is widely used as magneto-optical substrate, such as preparation of YIG series thin films by liquid phase epitaxy. Adaptation of the two is the most common ...
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7.25 W LD side-pumped Er:YGG CW laser operated at 2.8 μm
An Er:Y3Ga5O12 crystal doped with 30 at% Er3+ was grown by the Czochralski method. The crystal structure and component, thermal and spectroscopic properties are studied systematically. The laser performance of a ...
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Growth, defects, mechanical, and optical properties of transparent KTaO3 single crystal
KTaO3 (KT) is an important material for optoelectronic and tunable microwave applications. However, growing large size and uniform crystals still remain a challenge. In this paper, a promising approach for growin...
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Investigation on the mechanical, thermal properties, and refractive index of Er,Pr:GYSGG laser crystal
We investigate the mechanical, thermal properties, and refractive index of (Er0.66Gd1.17)(Pr0.003Y1.167)Sc2Ga3O12 (Er,Pr:GYSGG) crystal with excellent radiation-resistant ability grown by the Czochralski method. ...
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Effect of Tm3+ concentration on structure, defect, and spectral properties of Tm: YAP crystals
Tm3+ doped YAlO3 (Tm:YAP) crystals with different concentrations were grown successfully by Czochralski method. The full width at half maximum of 0.007–0.008° shows high crystalline quality. The shape of dislocat...
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Growth, structure, and spectroscopic properties of an Yb3+, Ho3+ co-doped LuYAG single crystal for 2.91 μm laser
Yb3+ and Ho3+ co-doped Lu2.55Y0.45Al5O12 (Yb,Ho:LuYAG) crystal with a size of Φ 28 mm × 120 mm was successfully grown by the Czochralski method. The lattice parameters of the as-grown Yb,Ho:LuYAG crystal were obt...
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Experimental and first principle investigation the electronic and optical properties of YNbO4 and LuNbO4 phosphors
LnNbO4 (Ln = Y, Gd and Lu) is a type of material that can be used as both outstanding self-activated phosphor and laser host has generated significant interests. However, their electronic structures and optical p...
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Open AccessNon-destructive evaluation of UV pulse laser-induced damage performance of fused silica optics
The surface laser damage performance of fused silica optics is related to the distribution of surface defects. In this study, we used chemical etching assisted by ultrasound and magnetorheological finishing to...
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Crystal growth, structure, defects, mechanical and spectral properties of Nd0.01:Gd0.89La0.1NbO4 mixed crystal
A novel mixed laser crystal of Nd:GdLaNbO4 (Nd:GLNO) was grown successfully by conventional Czochralski method. The unit cell parameters were obtained by Rietveld refinement method. The density of the as-grown cr...
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Basic properties of a new Nd-doped laser crystal: Nd:GdNbO4
A Nd-doped GdNbO4 single crystals have been grown successfully using the Czochralski technique. The chemical etching method was employed to study the defects in the structural morphology of Nd:GdNbO4 crystal with...
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Thermal, defects, mechanical and spectral properties of Nd-doped GdNbO4 laser crystal
A Nd-doped GdNbO4 crystal was grown successfully by Czochralski method. Its monoclinic structure was determined by X-ray diffraction; the unit-cell parameters are a = 5.38 Å, b = 11.09 Å, c = 5.11 Å, and β = 94.5...
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Crystal growth, defects, and mechanical and spectral properties of a novel mixed laser crystal Nd:GdYNbO4
A mixed laser crystal of Nd-doped GYNO crystal was grown successfully by Czochralski method. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system with space group I2/a, the structural parameters are obtained by the X-ray ...
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Growth and characterization of the La3Ga4.85Fe0.15SiO14 piezoelectric single crystal
A new piezoelectric single crystal La3Ga4.85Fe0.15SiO14 (LGFS) was grown by the Czochralski method firstly. Its structural parameters were obtained by Rietveld refinement to the X-ray diffraction. The effective s...
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Performance of continuous-wave laser-diode side-pumped Er:YSGG slab lasers at 2.79 μm
The performance of a laser-diode side-pumped Er:YSGG slab at a wavelength of 2.79 µm was investigated experimentally, and the laser output mode was analyzed using the theory of a thermally induced refractive i...
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Spectroscopic properties and laser performance at 1,066 nm of a new laser crystal Nd:GdTaO4
A new laser medium Nd3+:GdTaO4 single crystal with high optical quality was grown successfully by the Czochralski method, and its high-efficiency laser operation at 1,066 nm was demonstrated for the first time. ...
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Thermal conductivity of doped YAG and GGG laser crystal
To study the thermal conduction characteristics of different doped YAG and GGG laser crystals, the thermal conductivity of different doped YAG and GGG laser crystals generated at 273–393 K were measured by mak...
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Segregation during crystal growth from melt and absorption cross section determination by optical absorption method
Segregation during crystal growth from melt under two conditions is studied by using crystal mass, which can be measured easily, as an independent variable, and a method to determine the effective segregation ...