Abstract:The research conducted herein builds upon the achievement of a successful and stable 170 × 300 × 35 mm YAG and 5% Yb:YAG single‐crystals production via the horizontal directed crystallization method. Based on the analysis of residual birefringence pattern in analyzed ingots, a hypothesis is proposed—debating that in certain stages of the growth, {211} facets start to form within some sections of the crystallization front. The sensitivity of the {211} facets to temperature fluctuations seems to cause striations… Show more
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