Progress in crystal growth and characterisation of rare-earth doped non-linear KTP crystals for laser applications

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作者
Zaldo, C
Rico, M
Díaz, F
Carvajal, JJ
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[1] CSIC, Inst Ciencia Mat Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
[2] Univ Rovira & Virgili, Lab Fis Aplicada & Cristallog, Tarragona 43005, Spain
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10.1016/S0925-3467(99)00027-0
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T [工业技术];
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The incorporation of rare earth ions into KTiOPO4 crystals and into other isomorphous phases is more efficient for impurities of small ionic radius. Some of the Nd3+ and Er3+ spectroscopic properties in KTiOPO4 (KTP) and RbTiOPO4 (RTP) are discussed to illustrate the contribution of several centres to the optical absorption and photoluminescence properties. The Nd3+ centres observed in KTiOPO4 crystals grown in a W-rich flux have larger optical absorption cross sections than those observed in KTP crystals grown in a self-flux. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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