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Thermal expansion of monoclinic KYbxY1–x(WO4)2 laser crystals

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Potassium–yttrium tungstate single crystals KYbxY1–x(WO4)2 of high structural quality are grown by the modified Czochralski method. The crystals were grown using so-called dynamic growth regime, and optimal temperature gradients at the crystallization front were determined. The thermal expansion coefficients of KYbxY1–x(WO4)2 in the directions of the optical indicatrix axes Np, Nm and Ng are determined using the dilatometric technique. The dependence of thermal expansion coefficients on the temperature in the range of 330–573 K and ytterbium content x from 0 to 1.0 is discussed.

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This work is partly supported by the State Research Program of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus (Grant 8.1.7).

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KVY wrote the main text of the manuscript. SAG, DVK and KLT synthesized the crystal, prepared part 2. Experiment, tables and drawings for it. EET determined the thermal expansion coefficients KYbxY1–x(WO4)2 in the directions of the optical indicatrix axes Np, Nm and Ng using the dilatometric method. KVY, AMM and AVH prepared the tables and figures for part 3. Results and discussion.

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Yumashev, K.V., Trusova, E.E., Guretskii, S.A. et al. Thermal expansion of monoclinic KYbxY1–x(WO4)2 laser crystals. Appl. Phys. B 130, 14 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-023-08150-4

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