Electro-optic, thermo-optic, and dielectric properties of YCOB and Nd: YCOB crystals: Comparative study

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 398-406

  Abarkan, Mustapha ^a,c   Salvestrini, Jean Paul ^a   Pelenc, Denis ^b   Fontana, Marc D ^a  

^a SUPELEC   (France)

^b CEA LETI   (France)

^c SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS; IONS; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ACOUSTIC CONTRIBUTIONS; ELECTROOPTIC PROPERTIES; LINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOOPTIC PROPERTIES;

YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 15044343058     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.000398     Document Type: Article

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