光学浮区法生长掺锗氧化镓单晶及其性质研究

采用光学浮区法生长了尺寸φ8mm×40 mm的Ge∶β-Ga2O3单晶.XRD物相分析表明Ge∶β-Ga2O3单晶仍属于单斜晶系.为对其内部缺陷进行表征,进行了腐蚀实验,在光学显微镜下观察到缺陷密度为6×104/cm2.光学测试表明,与纯单晶相比,Ge∶β-Ga2O3单晶在红外波段存在明显吸收,只有位于蓝光区域的两个荧光峰,抑制了紫外与绿光波段的发光.电学性能测试得出,Ge∶β-Ga2O3单晶的电导率在10-3量级,说明掺杂Ge4+对β-Ga2O3单晶的电学性能的确有改善.     

痕量La杂质对CaF2晶体γ辐照诱导色心光谱特性的影响

氟化钙晶体的抗γ射线辐照性能是其在太空应用的关键性能之一。本文报道了痕量La杂质对氟化钙晶体γ辐照诱导色心的影响。主要采用吸收光谱、电子顺磁共振(EPR)等手段对辐照前后存在不同痕量La杂质的氟化钙晶体进行研究。结果表明，辐照后的氟化钙晶体产生多个色心吸收带，且吸收带的吸收系数随辐照剂量和La杂质浓度增加而增加。EPR证实这种吸收带的形成是由氟化钙晶体中F心引起的，而La³⁺的存在影响氟化钙晶体F心的稳定性和光谱位置，本文提出了La³⁺与氟化钙晶体中F心存在的可能机制。     

Highly efficient CW laser operation in 4 at. % Tm~(3+) and 4 at. % Y~(3+) codoped CaF_2 crystals

Tm:CaF_2 and Tm;Y:CaF_2 single crystals were prepared by the temperature gradient technique. The spectral properties of Tm;Y:CaF_2 single crystals were investigated and compared with those of Tm:CaF_2. It was demonstrated that codoping with Y~(3+) ions could efficiently improve the spectroscopic properties. Tm;Y:CaF_2 crystals have larger absorption cross-sections at the pumping wavelength, larger mid-infrared stimulated emission cross-sections, and much longer fluorescence lifetimes of the upper laser level(Tm~(3+):~3H_4 level) than Tm:CaF_2 crystals. Continuous-wave(CW) lasers around 1.97 μm were demonstrated in 4.0 at. % Tm,4.0 at. % Y:CaF_2 single crystals under 792 nm laser diode(LD) pumping. The best laser performance has been demonstrated with a low threshold of 0.368 W, a high slope efficiency of 54.8%, and a maximum output power of 1.013 W.     

氟化钙晶体缺陷对应力双折射影响机制的研究

氟化钙(CaF2)晶体具有紫外透过率高(>99;@193 nm)、抗激光损伤阈值高等特点,在高功率紫外激光器、深紫外光刻机等领域具有广泛的应用.应力双折射是氟化钙晶体在实际应用中的关键性能指标,会导致通过晶体的光束发生形变,严重影响成像质量.采用坩埚下降法制备了尺寸为φ210 mm的氟化钙晶体,系统研究了CaF2晶体的位错和小角度晶界以及结晶质量对晶体应力双折射的影响,实验结果表明,位错密度的增高、小角度晶界的聚集、结晶质量的变差,会引起局部残余应力的集中,加剧应力双折射现象.