Crystal growth,structure and laser performance of a new Yb^(3+):KBaY(MoO_(4))_(3) crystal

A Yb^(3+):KBaY(MoO_(4))_(3)(Yb^(3+):KBYM)crystal with dimensions of 51 mm×27 mm × 10 mm was successfully grown by the TSSG method.The characteristics of the crystal structure and probability of good optical properties were analyzed.The absorption and emission spectra of Yb^(3+):KBYM crystal exhibit broadened bands,with the maximum absorption cross-sections of 1.17 × 10^(-20),1.44×10^(-20) and 1.37 × 10^(-20) cm^(2) at976 nm for X-,Y-and Z-polarizations,respectively.The corresponding absorption FWHMs are as wide as 77,46 and 55 nm.The well-known re-absorption effect of Yb^(3+) in the crystal is discussed.Two methods,the Fiichtbauer-Ladenburg method(FL)and reciprocity method(RM)were adopted to compute the emission cross-sections and results show a certain discrepancy but the errors are allowable.The laser potentiality of the Yb^(3+):KBYM crystal was also evaluated by calculations of minimum inversion fractionβmin,saturation pump intensity Isat,the minimum pump intensity Imin and gain cross-sections spectra.Laser experiment was carried out and Watt-level continuous wave laser has been realized.Results indicate that the Yb^(3+):KBYM crystal with a disordered structure may be a potential laser media that can be used to generate tunable and ultrashort pulse laser emissions with high quality beam.

Effects of doping Fe cations on crystal structure and thermal expansion property of Yb_2Mo_3O_(12)

Crystal structures and thermal expansion properties of Yb2-xFexMo3O12（x=0.0,0.6,1.0,1.1,1.4） solid solutions have been studied by X-ray powder diffraction（XRPD） at different temperatures.Rietveld analysis of the XRPD data shows that Yb2-xFexMo3O12 solid solutions adopt orthorhombic structure and have variable thermal expansion coefficients controlled by the ratio of Yb^3＋ to Fe^3＋.Yb2Mo3O12 shows anisotropic negative thermal expansion property,induced by the reductions in average Yb-O-Mo angle and average apparent Mo2-O bond length with increasing temperatures.As more Yb^3＋ substituted by Fe^3＋,the linear thermal expansion coefficients of Yb2-xFexMo3O12 increase from negative to positive.A near-zero thermal expansion coefficient of 0.55×10^-6K^-1 for Yb0.6Fe1.4Mo3O12 is observed in the temperature range of 573-873 K.