Czochralski growth and laser performance of alexandrite crystals

Guo, X; Zhang, B; Wu, L; Chen, M

Title: Czochralski growth and laser performance of alexandrite crystals

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Alexandrite (BeAl/sub 2/O/sub 4/:Cr/sup 3 +/) crystals have been growing by the Czochralski technique and continually tunable laser output with energy of 304 mJ and slope efficiency of 0.46% in the wavelength range from 735 to 786 nm has been obtained using c-axis rods. Tunable Q-switch pulse output and LiIO/sub 3/ double-frequency have been also obtained.

Authors:: Guo, X; Zhang, B; Wu, L; Chen, M

Publication Date:: Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 1986

Research Org.:: Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 25, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China

OSTI Identifier:: 6769509

Report Number(s):: CONF-851185-
Journal ID: CODEN: APCPC

Resource Type:: Conference

Journal Name:: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 146:1; Conference: International laser science conference, Dallas, TX, USA, 18 Nov 1985

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; SOLID STATE LASERS; EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE; Q-SWITCHING; TUNING; ALUMINIUM OXIDES; BERYLLIUM OXIDES; CHROMIUM ADDITIONS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; LASER MATERIALS; VISIBLE RADIATION; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ALLOYS; ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; LASERS; MATERIALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; 420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)

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@article{osti_6769509,

  title        = {Czochralski growth and laser performance of alexandrite crystals},

  author       = {Guo, X and Zhang, B and Wu, L and Chen, M},

  abstractNote = {Alexandrite (BeAl/sub 2/O/sub 4/:Cr/sup 3 +/) crystals have been growing by the Czochralski technique and continually tunable laser output with energy of 304 mJ and slope efficiency of 0.46% in the wavelength range from 735 to 786 nm has been obtained using c-axis rods. Tunable Q-switch pulse output and LiIO/sub 3/ double-frequency have been also obtained.},

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  volume       = 146:1,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 1986},

  month        = {Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 1986}

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