Characteristics and Recent Development of Fluoride Magneto-Optical Crystals
Characteristics and Recent Development of Fluoride Magneto-Optical Crystals
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DOI：
10.3390/magnetochemistry9020041
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发表时间：
2023
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影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Jianghe Lan
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作者：
Zhonghan Zhang;Zhen Wu;Zhen Zhang;Liangbi Su;Anhua Wu;Yang Li;Jianghe Lan
Magneto-optical materials are the fundamental component of Faraday isolators; therefore, they are significantly important for solid-state laser systems. Fluoride magneto-optical crystals such as CeF3, KTb3F10 and LiTbF4 exhibit advantages of wide transmittance range, high optical homogeneity, smaller thermal lensing and weaker thermal induced depolarization effect, and thus are promising candidates for Faraday isolators in high-power solid-state lasers. Recent progress in crystal growth and characterizations of these fluoride magneto-optical crystals are introduced. Possible applications of Faraday isolators based on various fluoride crystals are discussed, especially for solid-state lasers in the ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR) spectral region.
