Optical Properties of Some Borate Single Crystals

Abstract

This paper describes efforts taken in Institute of Applied Physics and Institute of Electronic Materials Technology to obtain several single crystals from borate family, namely CsLiB6O10 (CLBO) Ca4GdO(BO3)3 (GdCOB), Li2B4O7 (TBO), beta-BaB2O4 (BBO), and YAl3(BO3)4 (YAB), pure and doped with several ions. The main goal of this investigation was to develop technology of these new nonlinear optical materials to create possibility of their applications in higher harmonics generators and self-frequency doubling lasers. Depending on such properties of crystallized borate materials as incongruent melting or high temperature phase transitions, Czochralski technique or high temperature solution growth technique were used. The main aspects of crystallization of these materials as well as their optical properties are discussed.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADP011877

Entities

People

  • A. Majchrowski
  • M. Malinowski
  • T. Lukasiewicz
  • Z. Mierczyk

Organizations

  • Military University of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Crystallization
  • Crystals
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Phase Transformations
  • Radiation
  • Single Crystals
  • Surface Acoustic Waves
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics