Crystal Growth and Optical Characterization of Rare-Earth (Re) Calcium Oxyborate ReCa 4O(BO 3) 3 (Re = Y or Gd) as New Nonlinear Optical Material
Authors:
- Makoto IwaiMIMakoto Iwai
- Taisuke KobayashiTKTaisuke Kobayashi
- Hiroyuki FuruyaHFHiroyuki Furuya
- Yusuke MoriYMYusuke Mori
- Takatomo SasakiTSTakatomo Sasaki
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 36 (3A) , L276-279
Abstract
We report on the growth of GdCa4O(BO3)3 (GdCOB) and YCa4O(BO3)3 (YCOB) crystals and their characterization as new nonlinear optical materials. The crystals with good optical quality were grown by the Czochralski method. YCOB, the characteristics of which has not previously been reported to our knowledge, has a larger temperature acceptance bandwidth than that of GdCOB, and third harmonic generation of a Nd:YAG laser in this crystal was demonstrated.Keywords
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