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Growth by the μ-PD Method and Visible Laser Operation of a Single-Crystal Fiber of Pr3+:KY3F10

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العنوان: Growth by the μ-PD Method and Visible Laser Operation of a Single-Crystal Fiber of Pr3+:KY3F10
المؤلفون: Jun Shu, Eugenio Damiano, Alberto Sottile, Zhonghan Zhang, Mauro Tonelli
المصدر: Crystals, Vol 7, Iss 7, p 200 (2017)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2017.
سنة النشر: 2017
المجموعة: LCC:Crystallography
مصطلحات موضوعية: solid-state lasers, visible lasers, single-crystal fibers, spectroscopy, micro-pulling-down, crystal growth, diode-pumped lasers, laser materials, praseodymium-based lasers, Crystallography, QD901-999
الوصف: We report on the first growth, spectroscopy, and visible laser operation of a single-crystal fiber (SCF) of KY3F10 (KYF) grown by the micro-pulling-down (μ-PD) method, doped with Pr3+ ions. This material has a cubic lattice, which makes it appealing for use in the industry. However, KYF crystals are considered difficult to grow with high optical quality, even with well-established methods. Nevertheless, we grew a 50-mm-long SCF of Pr:KYF, which was transparent in its inner part. We studied the spectroscopic features of it in comparison with existing literature and with samples of the same crystal grown by the Czochralski method, and we did not notice any large differences. These characterizations confirmed that is indeed possible to grow high-quality crystals of Pr:KYF by the μ-PD method. Unfortunately, the crystal proved to be more brittle than typical KYF and especially difficult to polish, leading to rough and irregular facets, as evidenced by transmission measurements. Despite these issues, we obtained continuous-wave laser operation in the orange, red, and deep red regions, using a sample carved from the SCF as active medium and an InGaN-based laser diode as pump source, though with lower performances than in existing reports on this crystal.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2073-4352
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/7/7/200; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4352
DOI: 10.3390/cryst7070200
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/0615e5a59ab44ff0a86d9ea6bc949c4a
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.0615e5a59ab44ff0a86d9ea6bc949c4a
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20734352
DOI:10.3390/cryst7070200