Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 12, 121601(2022)

Crystal growth and spectral properties of (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 single crystals

Ruifeng Tian1,2, Mingyan Pan1、*, Lu Zhang1,2, and Hongji Qi1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Ruifeng Tian, Mingyan Pan, Lu Zhang, Hongji Qi, "Crystal growth and spectral properties of (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 single crystals," Chin. Opt. Lett. 20, 121601 (2022)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Materials

    Received: Apr. 27, 2022

    Accepted: Jun. 23, 2022

    Published Online: Aug. 9, 2022

    The Author Email: Mingyan Pan (pmy@siom.ac.cn), Hongji Qi (qhj@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.121601

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