High-Quality, 4 x 6 cm2, Yb:S-FAP [Yb3+:Sr5(PO4)3F] Crystal Slabs for the Mercury Laser

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 273-277

  Schaffers, K I ^a   Tassano, J B ^a   Bayramian, A J ^a   Dawson, J W ^a   Bibeau, C ^a   Payne, S A ^a   Morris, R C ^d   Randles, M H ^b   DeWald, A ^c   Rankin, J ^c   Hill, M R ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Davis   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; OPTICAL FIBERS;

AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS; ANOMALOUS ABSORPTION; CRYSTAL SLAB; GAIN MEDIUM; GAS-COOLED; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH QUALITY CRYSTALS; INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY; MERCURY LASERS; YB:S-FAP;

CRACKS;

EID: 84858564748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

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3. 3F] Crystals for the Mercury Laser,” to be published in J. Crystal Growth.
4. Diffusion bonding is done at Onyx Optics, Inc. in Dublin, California. Patent Number 5,441,803, H. E. Meissner, Onyx Optics, “Composites made from single crystal substrates, August 15, 1995.
5. Cheng, Finnie and Vardar, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 114, (1992) 137.