Crystal Growth of LiNa5Mo9O30 Crystals of High Optical Quality

Autor: Nikolai Khokhlov, Ivan Grishchenko, Ekaterina Shevelkina, Denis Bindyug, Ekaterina Barkanova, Dmitry Denisov, Dmitry Demushkin, Ivan Telegin, Ekaterina Yezhikova, Igor Avetissov, Roman Avetisov, Alexey Konyashkin, Oleg Ryabushkin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Crystals, Vol 14, Iss 9, p 792 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4352
DOI: 10.3390/cryst14090792
Popis: The bulk of the LiNa5Mo9O30 (LNM) crystals were successfully grown in the [010] and [001] directions without internal inclusions and cracks, using the Czochralski method with a low temperature gradient. The crystal grown in the [010] direction showed a tendency to twinning. The crystal grown in the [001] direction demonstrated high structural perfection (FWHM = 13″) for the (001) plane and high optical quality Δn ≈ 2 × 10−5. The laser-induced damage threshold was measured along a, b and c axes and was 12.2, 27.0 and 27.5 J/cm2, respectively. The thermo-optical coefficient dn/dT was measured for the main crystallographic axes, which was −5.75 × 10−6, −20.2 × 10−6 and 3.65 × 10−6 K−1 along the a, b and c axes, respectively. The second harmonic generation (SHG) was conducted in the crystalline LNM sample. The maximum efficiency value of 3.5% at a pump power of 12 W was achieved.
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