Growth and characterization of LiF single crystal fibers by M. Alshourbagy, D. Parisi, A. Toncelli, M. Tonelli, and F. Marchetti

Crystal Research and Technology

Cryst. Res. Technol. 41, 1154 (2006) - Abstract -

Growth and characterization of LiF single crystal fibers

M. Alshourbagy, D. Parisi, A. Toncelli, M. Tonelli, and F. Marchetti*

Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Pisa, Largo Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy
*Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Universita di Pisa, Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy

Keywords	micro-pulling-down, crystalline fibers, LiF
PACS	42.70.Hj, 78.55.-m, 81.05.-t, 81.10.-h
DOI	10.1002/crat.200610741

Single crystal LiF fibers have been grown by the micro-pulling-down (μ-PD) technique. The fibers are 0.6 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length and of good optical quality. We describe the experimental apparatus for growth and analyze the sample structure and its spectroscopic characteristics.

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