Bridgman Growth of New Nonlinear Optical Crystal (La<sub>1 − x</sub>Sm<sub>x</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> for Quasi-Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification
Samarium-doped La<sub>3</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> (Sm:LGN) crystals were grown along a (100)-orientation by the Bridgman method for quasi-parametric chirped pulse amplification (QPCPA) applications. The structure of La<sub&...
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| author | Libin Yin Sheng Wang Kainan Xiong Xiaoniu Tu Jiayue Xu Yanqing Zheng Erwei Shi |
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| description | Samarium-doped La<sub>3</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> (Sm:LGN) crystals were grown along a (100)-orientation by the Bridgman method for quasi-parametric chirped pulse amplification (QPCPA) applications. The structure of La<sub>1-x</sub>S<sub>x</sub>mGN (x = 0.1, 0.2) crystals was the same as that of La<sub>3</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> (LGN) crystals. The effective segregation coefficient of Sm<sup>3+</sup> in the La<sub>0.9</sub>Sm<sub>0.1</sub>GN crystal was 0.140. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of La<sub>1-x</sub>S<sub>x</sub>mGN (x = 0.1,0.2) crystals was lower than 50″, which indicated the high quality of the crystals. The density of the La<sub>0.9</sub>Sm<sub>0.1</sub>GN crystal was 5.968 g/cm<sup>3</sup> and that of the La<sub>0.8</sub>Sm<sub>0.2</sub>GNcrystal was 5.988 g/cm<sup>3</sup>. The transmittance of the crystals at 532nm and 800nm was all above 73%. The absorption spectra indicated that the crystals had strong absorption peaks at wavelengths of 1544 and 1595 nm. The thermal properties of La<sub>1-x</sub>S<sub>x</sub>mGN (x = 0.1, 0.2) crystals were similar to those of the LGN crystals. The laser damage thresholds of La<sub>0.9</sub>Sm<sub>0.1</sub>GN and La<sub>0.8</sub>Sm<sub>0.2</sub>GN crystals were, respectively, 188.30 and 54.84 TW/cm<sup>2</sup> (@800 nm,35 fs). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34638d56d7da4779b789e828c872255b2022-12-22T03:59:42ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522019-11-0191158710.3390/cryst9110587cryst9110587Bridgman Growth of New Nonlinear Optical Crystal (La<sub>1 − x</sub>Sm<sub>x</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> for Quasi-Parametric Chirped Pulse AmplificationLibin Yin0Sheng Wang1Kainan Xiong2Xiaoniu Tu3Jiayue Xu4Yanqing Zheng5Erwei Shi6School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, ChinaShanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, ChinaShanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, ChinaShanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, ChinaShanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, ChinaShanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, ChinaSamarium-doped La<sub>3</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> (Sm:LGN) crystals were grown along a (100)-orientation by the Bridgman method for quasi-parametric chirped pulse amplification (QPCPA) applications. The structure of La<sub>1-x</sub>S<sub>x</sub>mGN (x = 0.1, 0.2) crystals was the same as that of La<sub>3</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> (LGN) crystals. The effective segregation coefficient of Sm<sup>3+</sup> in the La<sub>0.9</sub>Sm<sub>0.1</sub>GN crystal was 0.140. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of La<sub>1-x</sub>S<sub>x</sub>mGN (x = 0.1,0.2) crystals was lower than 50″, which indicated the high quality of the crystals. The density of the La<sub>0.9</sub>Sm<sub>0.1</sub>GN crystal was 5.968 g/cm<sup>3</sup> and that of the La<sub>0.8</sub>Sm<sub>0.2</sub>GNcrystal was 5.988 g/cm<sup>3</sup>. The transmittance of the crystals at 532nm and 800nm was all above 73%. The absorption spectra indicated that the crystals had strong absorption peaks at wavelengths of 1544 and 1595 nm. The thermal properties of La<sub>1-x</sub>S<sub>x</sub>mGN (x = 0.1, 0.2) crystals were similar to those of the LGN crystals. The laser damage thresholds of La<sub>0.9</sub>Sm<sub>0.1</sub>GN and La<sub>0.8</sub>Sm<sub>0.2</sub>GN crystals were, respectively, 188.30 and 54.84 TW/cm<sup>2</sup> (@800 nm,35 fs).https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/9/11/587bridgman growthnonlinear optics crystalsm-dopedla<sub>3</sub>ga<sub>5.5</sub>nb<sub>0.5</sub>o<sub>14</sub> |
| spellingShingle | Libin Yin Sheng Wang Kainan Xiong Xiaoniu Tu Jiayue Xu Yanqing Zheng Erwei Shi Bridgman Growth of New Nonlinear Optical Crystal (La<sub>1 − x</sub>Sm<sub>x</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> for Quasi-Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification Crystals bridgman growth nonlinear optics crystal sm-doped la<sub>3</sub>ga<sub>5.5</sub>nb<sub>0.5</sub>o<sub>14</sub> |
| title | Bridgman Growth of New Nonlinear Optical Crystal (La<sub>1 − x</sub>Sm<sub>x</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> for Quasi-Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification |
| title_full | Bridgman Growth of New Nonlinear Optical Crystal (La<sub>1 − x</sub>Sm<sub>x</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> for Quasi-Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification |
| title_fullStr | Bridgman Growth of New Nonlinear Optical Crystal (La<sub>1 − x</sub>Sm<sub>x</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> for Quasi-Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridgman Growth of New Nonlinear Optical Crystal (La<sub>1 − x</sub>Sm<sub>x</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> for Quasi-Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification |
| title_short | Bridgman Growth of New Nonlinear Optical Crystal (La<sub>1 − x</sub>Sm<sub>x</sub>)<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>5.5</sub>Nb<sub>0.5</sub>O<sub>14</sub> for Quasi-Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification |
| title_sort | bridgman growth of new nonlinear optical crystal la sub 1 x sub sm sub x sub sub 3 sub ga sub 5 5 sub nb sub 0 5 sub o sub 14 sub for quasi parametric chirped pulse amplification |
| topic | bridgman growth nonlinear optics crystal sm-doped la<sub>3</sub>ga<sub>5.5</sub>nb<sub>0.5</sub>o<sub>14</sub> |
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