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Fiber Crystal Growth From the Melt
P. Rudolph,Tsuguo Fukuda +1 more
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Theoretical analysis of the micro-pulling-down process and the practice of micro pulling-down growth are discussed in this article, along with growth properties of fiber-crystals.Abstract:
1 What Do We Want With Fiber Crystals? An Introductory Overview.- 2 Fundamentals of Growth Dynamics of the ?-Pulling Down Method.- 3 Theoretical Analysis of the Micro-Pulling-Down Process.- 4 Practice of Micro Pulling Down Growth.- 5 Crystal-Chemistry and Fiber Crystal Growth of Optical Oxide Materials.- 6 Oxide Eutectic Crystals for High-Temperature Structural Application.- 7 Oxide Fiber Crystals Grown by ?-PD and LHPG Techniques.- 8 Growth of Micro and Bulk Crystals by Modified Micro-PD and their Properties.read more
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Size Effects on Magnetic Actuation in Ni-Mn-Ga Shape-Memory Alloys
David C. Dunand,Peter Müllner +1 more
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Why so deep research on Yb3+-doped optical inorganic materials?
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Challenge and study for developing of novel single crystalline optical materials using micro-pulling-down method
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2-μm lasers with fluoride crystals: Research and development
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How Far Are We from Making Metamaterials by Self-Organization? The Microstructure of Highly Anisotropic Particles with an SRR-Like Geometry
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TL;DR: In this article, the first experimental realization of self-organized particles with a split-ring resonator-like cross section is demonstrated using directional solidification of eutectics.
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Pulling optical fibers
TL;DR: The pedestal growth method as mentioned in this paper has been shown to be a fast, simple, and inexpensive means to produce single crystals for property evaluation, making it an extremely valuable tool for surveying new materials.
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Quasi‐phase‐matched second‐harmonic generation of blue light in periodically poled LiNbO3
TL;DR: LiNbO3 crystals with periodically alternating ferroelectric domains have been produced using laser-heated pedestal growth in this article, achieving domain thickness as small as 1 μm.
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Laser-heated miniature pedestal growth apparatus for single-crystal optical fibers
TL;DR: In this article, a single-crystal fiber growth apparatus was designed and built using optical, mechanical, and electronic control systems that enable the growth of high optical quality singlecrystal fibers.
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Crystal growth of dislocation-free LiNbO3 single crystals by micro pulling down method
TL;DR: LiNbO 3 micro single crystals were succesfully grown by a crystal growth method using a micro nozzle in the bottom of a crucible as discussed by the authors, and the grown crystals were revealed to be free of dislocations and subgrain boundaries up to 500 μ m in diameter.
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Polycrystalline fiber optical waveguides for infrared transmission
TL;DR: In this paper, a new type of fiber optical waveguide utilizing TlBr and KRS•5 has been prepared; its infrared transparency extends to wavelengths well beyond those transmitted by known glassy materials.