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Piezo-Optic Coefficients of Some Neodymium Doped Laser Glasses and Single Crystals of CaF², BaF² and SrF²

Waxler, RM
Ceramics, Glass and Solid State Science Division Center for Materials Science National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.

Feldman, A
Ceramics, Glass and Solid State Science Division Center for Materials Science National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.

Horowitz, D
Ceramics, Glass and Solid State Science Division Center for Materials Science National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.

Pages: 5    Published: Jan 1979

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Abstract

The piezo-birefringence coefficients of one neodymium doped phosphate laser glass and three neodymium doped fluorophosphate laser glasses have been measured at 0.6328 µm and 1.15 µm. All of the piezo-optic constants have been obtained for two of the glasses. The piezo-optic coefficients, q¹¹, q¹² and q⁴⁴, of CaF², BaF², and SrF² have been measured at 0.6328 µm, 1.15 µm, and 3.39 µm. The coefficients were obtained by interferometric and polarimetric techniques.