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Formation of F2− color centers in LiF monocrystals by electron irradiation and their applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 1998

M. Jurba ,
N. Baltateanu ,
I. Spanulescu ,
S. I. Spanulescu  and
A. Gheorghiu
M. Jurba*
Affiliation:
Hyperion Research and Development, Institute and Faculty of Physics University of Bucharest, Romania
N. Baltateanu
Affiliation:
Hyperion Research and Development, Institute and Faculty of Physics University of Bucharest, Romania
I. Spanulescu
Affiliation:
Hyperion Research and Development, Institute and Faculty of Physics University of Bucharest, Romania
S. I. Spanulescu
Affiliation:
Hyperion Research and Development, Institute and Faculty of Physics University of Bucharest, Romania
A. Gheorghiu
Affiliation:
Hyperion Research and Development, Institute and Faculty of Physics University of Bucharest, Romania
*
mjurba@pcnet.pcnet.ro
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Abstract

Formation conditions, optical nonlinear properties and applications of F2− color centers in LiF monocrystals are investigated. The efficiency of F2− centers generation depending of irradiation conditions and content of OH− impurities of the LiF monocrystal are also presented. Thermal stability of the centers generated by electron irradiation was studied. It was measured the variation of absorption factor of the LiF: F2− crystal in the −40 °C to 60 °C temperature range. The LiF: F2− crystals obtained by an efficient method of irradiation with electrons generated by a linear accelerator were employed in Q-switching a Nd: YAG laser cavity with output energies of 18 mJ and fluctuations less than 5% in the −40 °C to 60 °C temperature range.

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The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , June 1998 , pp. 253 - 256
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© EDP Sciences, 1998

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