Title :
Growth of new fluoride single crystals for optical applications
Author :
Fukuda, T. ; Shimamura, K. ; Sarukura, N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Mater. Res., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
A new, highly reproducible crystal growth technique for high quality fluorides has been developed. A series of fluorides free from cracks and inclusions has been grown for UV optical applications.
Keywords :
crystal growth from melt; optical materials; UV optical material; fluoride single crystal growth; Absorption; Atmosphere; Birefringence; Control systems; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Furnaces; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Powders;
Conference_Titel :
Microprocesses and Nanotechnology Conference, 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-89114-004-6
DOI :
10.1109/IMNC.2000.872746
