Absorption and fluorescence anisotropies of monoclinic crystals: the case of Nd:YCOB

Yannick Petit; Benoît Boulanger; Patricia Segonds; Corinne Félix; Bertrand Ménaert; Julien Zaccaro; Gérard Aka

doi:10.1364/oe.16.007997

Absorption and fluorescence anisotropies of monoclinic crystals: the case of Nd:YCOB

Opt Express. 2008 May 26;16(11):7997-8002. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.007997.

Authors

Yannick Petit¹, Benoît Boulanger, Patricia Segonds, Corinne Félix, Bertrand Ménaert, Julien Zaccaro, Gérard Aka

Affiliation

¹ Institut Néel CNRS/UJF, 25 rue des Martyrs, BP 166, F38402 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.

PMID: 18545509
DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.007997

Abstract

We report for the first time measurements and modelization of the angular distributions of absorption and fluorescence in a monoclinic crystal. Studies on Nd:YCOB revealed specific topologies with ombilics. These new data upgrade the knowledge on low symmetry crystal optics.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anisotropy
Materials Testing
Optics and Photonics / instrumentation*
Spectrometry, Fluorescence / instrumentation*
Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods*