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Yb:Lu2O3 hydrothermally grown single-crystal high-resolution absorption spectra obtained between 8 and 300 K

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We present new high-resolution absorption data for the important sesquioxide laser material Yb:Lu2O3 for the spectral range of 880–1020 nm, at various temperatures between 8 and 300 K, and for the zero-phonon region from 960 to 990 nm, at temperatures from 8 to 300 K. We have experimentally observed the C3i (0,1)–(1,3) transition for the first time, located at 880.7 nm at 8 K. Based on high confidence fitting functions to the experimental data, we provide the first complete compilation of all observed electronic and electronic–vibrational transitions. Detailed fitting and plots of the C2 and C3i zero-line data show an evolution of the linewidth from being predominantly electronic below about 100 K to being dominated by thermal processes above 100 K. We have also found evidence for a “soft” phase transition between 80 and 100 K that changes the local coordination environment.

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Work at Clemson was supported by the National Science Foundation through grant NSF DMR-1808371

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  1. Advanced Photonic Sciences, 26741 SR 267, Friendsville, PA, 18818, USA

    David C. Brown

  2. US Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD, 20783, USA

    Zackery Fleischman & Larry D. Merkle

  3. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA

    Liurukara D. Sanjeewa

  4. Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634-0973, USA

    Colin D. McMillen & Joseph W. Kolis

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Brown, D.C., Fleischman, Z., Merkle, L.D. et al. Yb:Lu2O3 hydrothermally grown single-crystal high-resolution absorption spectra obtained between 8 and 300 K . Appl. Phys. B 126, 62 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-020-7412-8

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