Absorption and fluorescence anisotropies of monoclinic crystals: the case of Nd:YCOB.
We report for the first time measurements and modelization of the angular distributions of absorption and fluorescence in a monoclinic crystal. Studies on Nd:YCOB revealed specific topologies with ombilics. These new data upgrade the knowledge on low symmetry crystal optics.
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Yannick
Y
Petit
Benoît
B
Boulanger
Patricia
P
Segonds
Corinne
C
Félix
Bertrand
B
Ménaert
Julien
J
Zaccaro
Gérard
G
Aka
D016880:Anisotropy; D008422:Materials Testing; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*