Elsevier

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volume 167, Issues 1–2, 2 September 1996, Pages 369-372
Journal of Crystal Growth

Letter to the editors
Growth and optical properties of ErVO4 and LuVO4 single crystals

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Abstract

We have successfully grown erbium vanadate (ErVO4) and lutetium vanadate (LuVO4) single crystals by a modified Czochralski method in which a high temperature gradient was maintained at the interface during growth. Refractive indices of these crystals were measured. They indicated large birefringence, 0.227 (ErVO4) and 0.218 (LuVO4). Both crystals showed a high transmittance from the visible to infrared region. The crystals were expected to be a new attractive polarizer material.

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