Title :
Thermo-optical parameters measured in potassium-gadolinium-tungstate
Author :
Biswal, Subrat ; O´Connor, Shawn P. ; Bowman, Steven R.
Abstract :
By accurately measuring the values of dn/dT, thermal expansion coefficients, and indices of refraction for KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ (KGW), the athermal orientation for the propagation direction and polarization is determined.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; light polarisation; optical materials; potassium compounds; refractive index; thermal expansion; thermo-optical effects; KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/; athermal orientation; polarization; potassium gadolinium tungstate; propagation direction; refractive indices; thermal expansion coefficients; thermooptical parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
