• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 20, Issue 12, 121601 (2022)
Ruifeng Tian1、2, Mingyan Pan1、*, Lu Zhang1、2, and Hongji Qi1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202220.121601 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Ruifeng Tian, Mingyan Pan, Lu Zhang, Hongji Qi. Crystal growth and spectral properties of (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 single crystals[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(12): 121601 Copy Citation Text show less
    Picture of the as-grown crystals for (a) (Yb0.15Lu0.2125Y0.6375)3Al5O12, (b) (Yb0.15Lu0.425Y0.425)3Al5O12, and (c) (Yb0.15Lu0.85)3Al5O12.
    Fig. 1. Picture of the as-grown crystals for (a) (Yb0.15Lu0.2125Y0.6375)3Al5O12, (b) (Yb0.15Lu0.425Y0.425)3Al5O12, and (c) (Yb0.15Lu0.85)3Al5O12.
    Picture of the crystals for (1a), (1b) (Yb0.15Y0.85)3Al5O12, (2a), (2b) (Yb0.15Lu0.2125Y0.6375)3Al5O12, (3a), (3b) (Yb0.15Lu0.425Y0.425)3Al5O12, and (4a), (4b) (Yb0.15Lu0.85)3Al5O12. The samples in first and second rows are before and after annealing, respectively.
    Fig. 2. Picture of the crystals for (1a), (1b) (Yb0.15Y0.85)3Al5O12, (2a), (2b) (Yb0.15Lu0.2125Y0.6375)3Al5O12, (3a), (3b) (Yb0.15Lu0.425Y0.425)3Al5O12, and (4a), (4b) (Yb0.15Lu0.85)3Al5O12. The samples in first and second rows are before and after annealing, respectively.
    Transmittance of the single crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1).
    Fig. 3. Transmittance of the single crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1).
    XEL spectra of the single crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1) at room temperature.
    Fig. 4. XEL spectra of the single crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1) at room temperature.
    Luminescence integral intensity varies with Lu3+ concentration increase.
    Fig. 5. Luminescence integral intensity varies with Lu3+ concentration increase.
    213 nm pulsed laser excited decay time profiles of the single crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1) at 330 nm and 500 nm.
    Fig. 6. 213 nm pulsed laser excited decay time profiles of the single crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1) at 330 nm and 500 nm.
    Decay time of the single crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1) at 330 nm with Lu3+ concentration increase.
    Fig. 7. Decay time of the single crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1) at 330 nm with Lu3+ concentration increase.
    SampleDensity (g/cm3)
    (Yb0.15Y0.85)3Al5O124.83
    (Yb0.15Lu0.2125Y0.6375)3Al5O125.40
    (Yb0.15Lu0.425Y0.425)3Al5O125.83
    (Yb0.15Lu0.85)3Al5O126.77
    Table 1. The Densities of the Single Crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1)
    Time Constant (ns)
    Crystal330 nm500 nm
    (Yb0.15Y0.85)3Al5O121.121.34
    (Yb0.15Lu0.2125Y0.6375)3Al5O121.111.14
    (Yb0.15Lu0.425Y0.425)3Al5O121.041.02
    (Yb0.15Lu0.85)3Al5O120.780.84
    Table 2. The Decay Time Constants of the Single Crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1) at 330 nm and 500 nm Wavelengths
    Ruifeng Tian, Mingyan Pan, Lu Zhang, Hongji Qi. Crystal growth and spectral properties of (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 single crystals[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(12): 121601
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