Title :
Growth of new fluoride single crystals for the superior UV and IR lasers
Author :
Shimamura, K. ; Baldochi, S.L. ; Fukuda, T. ; Ohtake, H. ; Sarukura, N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Mater. Res., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
We have carried out investigations focusing on the development of a new, highly reproducible crystal growth technique for high quality fluorides. A series of Ce- and Tm-doped high quality fluorides, including LiCaAlF/sub 6/, LiSrAlF/sub 6/, YLiF/sub 4/, LuLiF/sub 4/, and BaLiF/sub 3/, have been grown for UV and IR laser applications.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; calcium compounds; cerium; crystal growth from melt; lithium compounds; lutetium compounds; optical materials; solid lasers; strontium compounds; thulium; yttrium compounds; BaLiF/sub 3/:Ce; Czochralski growth; IR laser materials; LiCaAlF/sub 6/:Ce; LiSrAlF/sub 6/:Ce; LuLiF/sub 4/:Ce; UV laser materials; YLiF/sub 4/:Ce; fluoride single crystals; high quality fluorides; reproducible crystal growth technique; Apertures; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Degradation; Laser excitation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Pump lasers; Testing; Tiles;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5661-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811392
