Title :
Terbium gallium garnet for high average power Faraday isolators: modern aspects of growing and characterization
Author :
Ivanov, Igor ; Bulkanov, Alexey ; Khazanov, Efim ; Mukhin, Ivan ; Palashov, Oleg ; Tsvetkov, Vladimir ; Popov, Pavel
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. for Mater. Sci. & Technol. (RIMST), Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
The growth and characterization of terbium gallium garnet (TGG) for high average Faraday isolators is reported. The main technique of TGG single crystals growing is Czochralski method. Key physical parameters of the grown crystals are measured: thermal conductivity, heat capacity, thermal expansion coefficient, refractive index thermal dependence, optical damage threshold and spectral function of Verdet constant.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; crystal growth from melt; garnets; magneto-optical isolators; optical materials; refractive index; specific heat; terbium compounds; thermal conductivity; thermal expansion; Czochralski method; Faraday isolators; TGG; Verdet constant; heat capacity; optical damage threshold; refractive index; terbium gallium garnet; thermal conductivity; thermal expansion coefficient; Ceramics; Crystals; Garnets; Isolators; Lattices; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Physics; Thermal conductivity; Thermal expansion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196485
