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Physicochemical methods of increasing the thermal strength of LiYF4:Nd laser crystals

A. I. Ignat’ev, N. V. Nikonorov, I. V. Mochalov, E. V. Tsygankova, V. M. Reĭterov, and A. Baltushka

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Abstract

Effective methods have been developed for strengthening LiYF<sub>4</sub>:Nd laser crystals by chemical etching and film deposition. The samples were tested by two methods: the thermal-impact method and the static-gradient method. Besides this, laser testing of the samples was carried out with extreme diode pumping. The resulting increase of the thermal strength is greater than 40%.

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