Journal
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH
Volume 483, Issue -, Pages 200-205Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2017.12.004
Keywords
Single crystal growth; Czochralski method; Large size; Defects; Nd: YAG; Oxides
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [11372361, 11302268, 11232015, 11472321, 11572355]
- National Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong province [2017A030310426]
- Guangdong Science & Technology Project [2015B090927005]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [17lgpy37]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Large-size neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) single crystals were grown by the Czochralski method. The extinction ratio and wavefront distortion of the crystal were tested to determine the optical homogeneity. Moreover, under different growth conditions, the macro defects of inclusion, striations, and cracking in the as-grown Nd: YAG crystals were analyzed. Specifically, the inclusion defects were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. The stresses of growth striations and cracking were studied via a parallel plane polariscope. These results demonstrate that improper growth parameters and temperature fields can enhance defects significantly. Thus, by adjusting the growth parameters and optimizing the thermal environment, high-optical-quality Nd: YAG crystals with a diameter of 80 mm and a total length of 400 mm have been obtained successfully. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available