title: Thermal coefficients of the expansion and refractive index in YAG.
abstract: The thermal expansion coefficient and dn/dT are measured by interferometry techniques in undoped YAG below 300 K. The thermal expansion coefficient at 125 K is measured to be 2.70 x 10(-6) K(-1) and dn/dT at 633 nm is 2.5 x 10(-6) K(-1), compared with 7 x 10(-6) K(-1) and 9 x 10(-6) K(-1) for these quantities at 300 K.
authors.affiliation: Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02420, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wynne
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Daneu
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Fan