Yttrium lithium fluoride

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Yttrium lithium fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
  • InChI=1S/4FH.Li.Y/h4*1H;;/q;;;;+1;+3/p-4
    Key: HIQSCMNRKRMPJT-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • [Li+].[F-].[F-].[F-].[F-].[Y+3]
Properties
F4LiY
Molar mass 171.84 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Other cations
 Lithium holmium fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Yttrium lithium fluoride (LiYF4, sometimes abbreviated YLF) is a birefringent crystal, typically doped with neodymium or praseodymium and used as a gain medium in solid-state lasers.[1] Yttrium is the substitutional element in LiYF4. The hardness of YLF is significantly lower than other commons crystalline laser media, i.e. yttrium aluminium garnet.[2]

See also

References

  1. doi:10.1364/JOT.74.000776
    .
  2. ^ Chicklis, E.P.; Folweiler, R.C.; Naitnan, C.S. "0.85 MICRON SOLID STATE LASER: MATERIAL EVALUATION" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.


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