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Growth and Characterization of RMgB5O10 (R = Y, La, Gd) Crystals

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We have studied and optimized conditions for spontaneous flux growth of RMgB5O10 (R = Y, La, Gd) crystals and assessed the feasibility of seeded growth of such crystals. Using high-temperature solution growth with K2Mo3O10 as a solvent, we have prepared optical-quality (Er,Yb):YMgB5O10 single crystals and measured their thermal conductivity and optical characteristics to assess their potential for use in diode-pumped lasers operating in the spectral range 1.5–1.6 μm. Absorption cross section spectra of an (Er,Yb):YMgB5O10 single crystal have been measured in the spectral ranges 800–1100 and 1400–1650 nm. The results demonstrate that (Er,Yb):YMgB5O10 single crystals are similar in characteristics to (Er,Yb):YAl3(BO3)4, promising for use in advanced near-IR laser systems, and are capable of replacing RAl3(BO3)4 materials in such devices because they are simpler to grow.

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We are grateful to A.B. Kozlov for his assistance in the thermal conductivity measurements.

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This work was supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, grant no. 18-29-12091mk.

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  1. Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    D. D. Mitina, V. V. Maltsev & N. I. Leonyuk

  2. Research Center for Optical Materials and Technologies, Belarussian National Technical University, pr. Nezavisimosti 65, 220013, Minsk, Belarus

    K. N. Gorbachenya, R. V. Deineka, V. E. Kisel, A. S. Yasukevich & N. V. Kuleshov

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Mitina, D.D., Maltsev, V.V., Leonyuk, N.I. et al. Growth and Characterization of RMgB5O10 (R = Y, La, Gd) Crystals. Inorg Mater 56, 211–222 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168520020132

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