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Thermo-optic characterization of Yb:YAl3(BO3)4 laser crystal

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Principal thermo-optic coefficients, dn o/dT and dn e/dT, are determined for 7at.%Yb: YAl3(BO3)4 crystal by the use of a minimum deviation method, modified for anisotropic, optically uniaxial crystals. Direct measurements are accompanied by modeling of the dn/dT versus light wavelength dependence, yielding analytic thermo-optic dispersion formulae for the spectral range of 0.4–1.6 μm. At the wavelength of 1030 nm, dn o/dT = 3.5 and dn e/dT = 6.0 [10−6 K−1]. Sellmeier formulas are evaluated for the principal refractive indices n o and n e. The thermal coefficients of the optical path are determined for the principal crystal cuts of Yb:YAl3(BO3)4, a-cut and c-cut, and light polarizations, π or σ. Finally, thermal lens parameters are evaluated for Yb:YAl3(BO3)4 crystals on the basis of measured material parameters.

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  1. Center for Optical Materials and Technologies, Belarusian National Technical University, 65/17 Nezavisimosti Ave., 220013, Minsk, Belarus

    P. A. Loiko, N. V. Kuleshov & K. V. Yumashev

  2. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 68 Nezavisimosti Ave., 220072, Minsk, Belarus

    V. V. Filippov

  3. Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, 119992, Moscow, Russia

    N. I. Leonyuk & V. V. Maltsev

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Loiko, P.A., Filippov, V.V., Kuleshov, N.V. et al. Thermo-optic characterization of Yb:YAl3(BO3)4 laser crystal. Appl. Phys. B 117, 577–583 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-014-5870-6

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