CZOCHRALSKI RUBY

Abstract

The Czochralski growth technique was developed to yield large ruby crystals with optical quality suitable for use as solid state lasers. This involved a scale-up of the present growth process to produce crystals 2 inches in diameter and 12 inches long. The material properties of the ruby have been studied with special attention given to its behavior during active lasing. The properties receiving attention have been chromium distribution and the identification and removal of inclusions causing laser damage during Q-switched operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 1967
Accession Number
AD0649282

Entities

People

  • George A. Keig
  • J. Cole Smith
  • O. H. Nestor
  • Peter E. Otten

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chromium
  • Diameters
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Geometry
  • Heat Energy
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Latent Heat
  • Materials
  • Melting Point
  • Metals
  • Military Research
  • New Jersey
  • Ruby Lasers
  • Solid State Lasers
  • Transition Metals

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy