Yttrium aluminium borate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/3Al.4BO3.Y/c;;;4*2-1(3)4;/q3*+3;4*-3;+3
    Key: XKVPKGQXTWIKDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/3Al.4BO3.Y/c;;;4*2-1(3)4;/q3*+3;4*-3;+3
  • B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].B([O-])([O-])[O-].[Al+3].[Al+3].[Al+3].[Y+3]
Properties
YAl3(BO3)4
Structure[1]
R32, No. 155
a = 0.9293 nm, b = 0.9293 nm, c = 0.7245 nm
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Nd:YAB (Yttrium aluminum borate, YAl3(BO3)4, hereafter referred to as YAB), is grown by the flux method with a modified molybdate flux system. And it provides the possibility of realizing diode-pumped visible lasers by self-frequency-doubling (SFD) the main infrared Laser Radiation lines.


References

  1. ^ Luo, Z. D.; Lin, J. T.; Jiang, A. D.; Huang, Y. C.; Qui, M. W. (1989-09-25). Lin, Jui T. (ed.). "Features And Applications Of A New Self-Frequency-Doubling Laser Crystal - NYAB". Proceedings of SPIE. Growth, Characterization, and Applications of Laser Host and Nonlinear Crystals. SPIE. 1104: 132. doi:10.1117/12.960589.
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