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Title: Nonlinear optical crystal optimized for ytterbium laser host wavelengths

Patent ·
OSTI ID:913343

A material for harmonic generation has been made by substitutional changes to the crystal LaCa.sub.4(BO.sub.3).sub.3 also known as LaCOB in the form Re1.sub.xRe2.sub.yRe3.sub.zCa.sub.4(B0.sub.3).sub.3O where Re1 and Re2, (rare earth ion 1 and rare earth ion 2) are selected from the group consisting of Sc, Yttrium, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu; Re3 is Lanthanum; and x+y+z=1.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
7,260,124
Application Number:
11/652,424
OSTI ID:
913343
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Linear- and nonlinear-optical properties of a new gadolinium calcium oxoborate crystal, Ca_4GdO(BO_3)_3 journal January 1997
Structural investigations of new calcium - rare earth (R) oxyborates with the composition Ca4RO(BO3)3 journal May 1992
Crystal Growth and Optical Characterization of Rare-Earth (Re) Calcium Oxyborate ReCa$_{\bf 4}$O(BO$_{\bf 3}$)$_{\bf 3}$ (Re = Y or Gd) as New Nonlinear Optical Material journal March 1997