Author Affiliations
1Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, Chinashow less
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.
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.
Fig. 3. Transmittance of the single crystals for (Yb0.15Lu0.85xY0.85-0.85x)3Al5O12 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1).
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.
Fig. 5. Luminescence integral intensity varies with Lu3+ concentration increase.
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.
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.
Sample | Density () |
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| 4.83 | | 5.40 | | 5.83 | | 6.77 |
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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) |
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Crystal | 330 nm | 500 nm |
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| 1.12 | 1.34 | | 1.11 | 1.14 | | 1.04 | 1.02 | | 0.78 | 0.84 |
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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