Title :
Al-doping in CsLiB6O10 for high resistance against UV laser-induced damage
Author :
Takachiho, K. ; Yoshimura, M. ; Fukushima, Y. ; Lu, Z.M. ; Takahashi, Y. ; Sasaki, T. ; Mori, Y.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
Al-doped CsLiB6O10 crystals were grown by the top-seeded solution growth method in large sizes with good optical quality. We reveal for the first time that these crystals exhibit outstanding UV-induced damage resistant performance.
Keywords :
aluminium; caesium compounds; laser beam effects; ultraviolet radiation effects; CsLiB6O10:Al; UV laser-induced damage; high resistance; optical quality; top-seeded solution growth; Crystals; Degradation; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6