Growth of Ce-doped YLiF/sub 4/ and LuLiF/sub 4/ single crystals by the Czochralski method for UV laser applications

Author

Nakano, K. ; Shimamura, K. ; Fukuda, Nobuko ; Fukuda, T.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Mater. Res., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999

Firstpage

981

Abstract

Recently, Ce-doped fluoride crystals have been studied for UV solid-state laser materials. Ce:YLiF/sub 4/ crystals are known as an ideal matrix in which a Y/sup 3+/ ion can be replaced by a Ce/sup 3+/ ion. Ce:LuLiF/sub 4/ has been reported as a new and more attractive UV laser host because of its reduced solarization effects. In this presentation, we report the growth of Ce:YLiF/sub 4/ and Ce:LuLiF/sub 4/ single crystals by the Czochralski method, as well as the optical properties of the grown crystals. The crystals were grown in a RF-heated Czochralski furnace equipped with high vacuum.

Keywords

cerium; crystal growth from melt; lutetium compounds; optical materials; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Ce-doped LuLiF/sub 4/ single crystals; Ce-doped YLiF/sub 4/ single crystals; Ce-doped fluoride crystals; Ce:LuLiF/sub 4/; Ce:YLiF/sub 4/ crystals; Czochralski method; LuLiF/sub 4/:Ce; RF-heated Czochralski furnace; UV laser applications; UV solid-state laser materials; YLiF/sub 4/:Ce; attractive UV laser host; high vacuum; optical properties; reduced solarization effects; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Lattices; Optical materials; Plasma measurements; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.817931

Filename

817931