Title :
Growth and Properties of Doped Scandia Crystals
Author :
McMillen, Colin D. ; Kolis, Joseph W. ; Ballato, John
Author_Institution :
Clemson Univ., Clemson
Abstract :
Single crystals of Sc2O3 and Ln:Sc2O3 (Ln = Er, Yb, Ho, Tm) have been synthesized hydrothermally. Some initial spectroscopic properties of these interesting materials are discussed.
Keywords :
crystal growth from solution; erbium; holmium; scandium compounds; thulium; ytterbium; Sc2O3:Er,Yb,Ho,Tm; doped scandia crystals; hydrothermal crystal growth; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Erbium; Materials science and technology; Optical materials; Spectroscopy; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal lensing; Thermal management;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382466