Title :
Bridgman growth and optical properties of Gd:YCOB crystal
Author :
Jun Luo ; Shiji Fan ; Jiayue Xu ; Zhenwu Zhong ; Shixiong Qian
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Inst. of Ceramics, Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
The high optical quality Gd:YCOB crystals with size of /spl phi/23 /spl times/ 50 mm have been grown by Bridgman technique. The optical properties of the crystals such as transmission spectrum, damage threshold, and THG performance were measured.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; crystal growth from melt; gadolinium; infrared spectra; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; 23 mm; 50 mm; Bridgman growth; Ca/sub 4/YO(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/:Gd; Gd:YCOB crystal; THG performance; damage threshold; high optical quality crystals; optical properties; transmission spectrum; Biomedical optical imaging; Chemical lasers; Crystallization; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Plasma temperature; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971022
