Recent developments in the growth and characterization of potassium lithium niobate (KLN) crystals for direct doubling of semiconductor lasers

• Published in: Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 193 - 197
• Main Authors: Jiang, Q, Han, T P; J, Gallagher, H G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Nature B.V 01.06.1998
• Subjects: Birefringence; Crystal structure; Crystals; Lithium niobates; Optical properties; Optics; Potassium; Semiconductor lasers; Solid solutions

This paper reports the successful growth of crystals of the potassium lithium niobate (KLN) family having a non-centred tungsten bronze structure. Crack free crystals up to 20 mm in diameter by 30 mm in length have been grown reproducibly by the top-seeded solution growth (TSSG) method from K+ and L...