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Growth and spectral properties of Tm:BaY2F8 crystals with different Tm3+ concentration

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Tm3+:BaY2F8 (Tm:BYF) laser crystals with different doping concentrations were successfully grown by Czochralski method. The optimal growth parameters obtained are as follows: the pulling rate is 0.5 mm/h; the rotation speed is 5 rpm; the cooling rate is 10°C/h. Phase composition, absorption spectra, and fluorescence properties of crystals were studied by XRD and spectral methods. XRD analysis indicates that the crystal belongs to monoclinic system with the C2/m space group. The lattice parameters were calculated and the anisotropy of the crystals was studied, confirming that the a axis is the best growth direction. The absorption peaks around 790 nm became larger with increase of Tm3+ concentration. The cross section of 15% Tm:BYF crystal around 791 nm is 9.47 × 10–21 cm2. The 10% Tm:BYF crystal has the strongest emission peak around 1879.6 nm with the FWHM of 79 nm and the emission cross-section of 2.13 × 10–21 cm2, which is favorable for the 1.88 μm laser output.

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    Wang Liu, Chun Li, Jialin Xu, Yao Zhou, Huishuang Xie, Meiling Gao, Ru Yin, Dongyang Zheng, Hai Lin, Jinghe Liu & Fanming Zeng

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Liu, W., Li, C., Xu, J. et al. Growth and spectral properties of Tm:BaY2F8 crystals with different Tm3+ concentration. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 90, 252–256 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024416010076

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