THERMOOPTIC COEFFICIENTS MEASUREMENTS BY A LASER BEAM DEVIATION METHOD FOR THE MEDIUM WITH LINEAR THERMAL GRADIENT
Abstract
The experimental setup for thermooptic coefficients dn/dT measurements by a laser beam deviation method for the medium with linear thermal gradient was developed. By means of this approach, the dispersion of the dn/dT values in the optically biaxial potassium gadolinium tungstate crystal KGd(WO4)2 was investigated in the 0,4–1,06 μm spectral range for light polarized along the principal directions in the crystal.
About the Authors
P. A. Loiko
Belarusian National Technical University
Belarus
Belarus
K. V. Yumashev
Belarusian National Technical University
Belarus
Belarus
N. V. Kuleshov
Belarusian National Technical University
Belarus
Belarus
A. A. Pavlyuk
Институт неорганической химии им. А.В. Николаева Сибирского отделения РАН, Новосибирск
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Review
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Loiko P.A., Yumashev K.V., Kuleshov N.V., Pavlyuk A.A. THERMOOPTIC COEFFICIENTS MEASUREMENTS BY A LASER BEAM DEVIATION METHOD FOR THE MEDIUM WITH LINEAR THERMAL GRADIENT. Devices and Methods of Measurements. 2010;(1):70-77. (In Russ.)
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