LiCaAlF6 and LiSrAlF6: Tunable solid state laser host materials

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 3-5, 2005, Pages 251-262

  Samtleben, Till A ^a   Hulliger, Jürg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coloquiriites; Crystal growth; Licaf; Lisaf; Tunable solid state lasers; Vertical gradient freezing technique

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FREEZING; IN SITU PROCESSING; MELTING; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLID STATE LASERS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

FREEZING TECHNIQUES; SOLID STATES; VIRTICAL GRADIENT;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 9344219964     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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