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AUTHOR
Georges Boulon
Optical characterization of YCa4O(BO3)3 and Nd:YCa4O(BO3)3 crystals
International audience; We report a complete optical characterization of YCa4O(BO3)3 and Nd:YCa4O(BO3)3 crystals. We studied the relative orientation between the dielectric and the crystallographic frames as a function of the wavelength and performed accurate phase-matching angles measurements for second harmonic generation, using a single crystal cut as a sphere. We also recorded polarized luminescence spectra of Nd:YCOB along the principal axes of the dielectric frame. For both crystals, we measured the gray-tracking and the thermo-optic properties as a function of temperature and wavelength using oriented slabs. Finally, we measured all their dielectric and electro-optic coefficients, as…
Optical behavior of Eu3+-doped BaTiO3 nano-crystallites prepared by sol–gel method
Abstract Eu 3+ -doped BaTiO 3 nano-crystallites with grain sizes 32–38 nm have been obtained by a sol–gel method. It has been found that the luminescence characteristics are strongly dependent on the sintering temperature. Powders sintered at temperatures below 1000 °C demonstrate a luminescence behavior at room temperature associated with a lack of the inversion symmetry of Eu 3+ sites. Above 1000 °C nano-crystallites undergo a phase transition characterized by an inversion symmetry of Eu 3+ sites. The size effect of Eu 3+ :BaTiO 3 nano-crystallites on luminescence characteristics is observed.