Growth of (Er,Yb):YAl{sub 3}(BO{sub 3}){sub 4} laser crystals

Journal Article · Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · Crystallography Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S11445-008-2026-Y· OSTI ID:21090600

Mal'tsev, V V; Koporulina, E V; Leonyuk, N I ^[1]; Tolstik, N A; Kuleshov, N V ^[2]

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1. Moscow State University (Russian Federation)
2. Belarussian State Technical University (Belarus)

(Er,Yb):YAl{sub 3}(BO{sub 3}){sub 4} single crystals of optical quality, up to 15 x 10 x 10 mm{sup 3} in size, have been grown from a (Er{sub 0.023}Yb{sub 0.116}Y{sub 0.862})Al{sub 3}(BO{sub 3}){sub 4} solution in a Y{sub 2}O{sub 3}-B{sub 2}O{sub 3}-K{sub 2}Mo{sub 3}O{sub 10} melt. The initial borate concentration was 17 wt %, and the flux cooling rate increased from 0.08 to 0.12 deg. C/h in the range 1060-1000 deg. C. The physical properties of the single crystals grown are good enough that they can be used as laser elements in systems with diode pumping and radiation near 1.5 {mu}m.

• OSTI ID: 21090600
• Journal Information: Crystallography Reports, Vol. 53, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s11445-008-2026-y; Copyright (c) 2008 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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