Nd:YCOB explained
Nd-doped YCOB (Nd:YCa4O(BO3)3) is a nonlinear optical crystal, which is commonly used as an active laser medium. It can be grown from a melt by the Czochralski technique. It belongs to the monoclinic system with space group Cs2-Cm. Each neodymium ion replaces a yttrium ion in the YCOB crystal structure.
Parameters in the Sellmeier equation
See also: Sellmeier equation.
| nx | ny | nz |
|---|
| A | 2.78232 | 2.88739 | 2.92685 |
| B | 0.01120 | 0.01223 | 0.01474 |
| C | 0.08990 | 0.08855 | 0.07466 |
| D | 7.2561×10−5 | 6.1142×10−5 | 5.2148×10−5 | |
Further reading
- Abarkan . Mustapha . Salvestrini . Jean Paul . Pelenc . Denis . Fontana . Marc D. . Electro-optic, thermo-optic, and dielectric properties of YCOB and Nd:YCOB crystals: comparative study . Journal of the Optical Society of America B . The Optical Society . 22 . 2 . 2005-02-01 . 0740-3224 . 10.1364/josab.22.000398 . 398–406. 2005JOSAB..22..398A .
- Li . L.X. . Guo . M. . Jiang . H.D. . Hu . X.B. . Shao . Z.S. . Wang . J.Y. . Wei . J.Q. . Xia . H.R. . Growth and Spectra of YCOB and Nd:YCOB Crystals . Crystal Research and Technology . Wiley . 35 . 11–12 . 2000 . 0232-1300 . 10.1002/1521-4079(200011)35:11/12<1361::aid-crat1361>3.0.co;2-4 . 1361–1371. free .
