Crystal growth, crystal field evaluation and spectroscopy for thulium in monoclinic KGd(WO4)2 and KLu(WO4)2 laser crystals

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 34, 2008, Pages

  Pujol, M C ^a   Cascales, C ^b   Aguilo M ^a   Diaz F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GADOLINIUM; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; LUTETIUM; POWDERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THULIUM; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

COOLING RATES; CRYSTAL FIELD INTERACTIONS; CRYSTAL FIELDS; DOUBLE TUNGSTATES; EMISSION CROSS SECTIONS; GROWTH CONDITIONS; LASER CRYSTALS; LOW TEMPERATURES; SPECTROSCOPIC DATUMS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 56349131904     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/34/345219     Document Type: Article

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