Title :
Influence of growth parameters on gray-track formation in GdxY1-xCa4O(BO3)3
Author :
Syuto, Y. ; Yasuda, S. ; Kuwabara, R. ; Sato, K. ; Kitano, H. ; Brahadeeswaran, S. ; Nakao, H. ; Yoshimura, M. ; Mori, Y. ; Sasaki, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Gray-tracking susceptibility of GdxY1-xCa4O(BO3)3 (GdYCOB) was investigated by measuring a change in optical transmission at 355 nm. Crystals grown from high-quality sintered materials possess higher damage tolerance than conventional ones.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; crystal growth from melt; gadolinium compounds; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical phase matching; sintering; yttrium compounds; 355 nm; GdxY1-xCa4O(BO3)3; crystals grown; damage tolerance; gray-track formation; gray-tracking susceptibility; growth parameters; high-quality sintered materials; nonlinear optical materials; optical transmission; Controllability; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Laser sintering; Materials science and technology; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277101
