Growth and characterization of LiYF4: Er+3 fibers

The growth of single crystal fibers of LiYF4 (YLF) doped with Er3+ was studied through the resistive micro-pulling-down (μ-PD) technique. The growth chamber was modified to achieve vacuum of approximately 10−7torr. Single crystal fibers of YLF: Er (1, 10 and 20 mol %), with 0.7 mm of diameter and up...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 249; no. 1; p. 012044
Main Authors Silva, F R, Mirage, A, Santo, A M E, Martin, A A, Baldochi, S L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.11.2010
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Crystal fibers
Crystal growth
Crystal pulling
Physics
Single crystals
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Summary:The growth of single crystal fibers of LiYF4 (YLF) doped with Er3+ was studied through the resistive micro-pulling-down (μ-PD) technique. The growth chamber was modified to achieve vacuum of approximately 10−7torr. Single crystal fibers of YLF: Er (1, 10 and 20 mol %), with 0.7 mm of diameter and up to 120mm of length were grown. The use of a static atmosphere was found to be inappropriate for elimination of spurious contamination from growth environment for this experimental setup.
ISSN:1742-6596
1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/249/1/012044