Abstract
The sesquioxides yttria, scandia and lutetia have been identified as promising host materials for high power lasers due to their excellent thermal properties, their ability to incorporate RE-ions and their resulting spectroscopic properties [1]. However, the melting points of these materials exceed 2400°C and are therefore problematic to grow from the melt. Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is an alternative method of growing thin crystalline films of these materials, avoiding the requirement for such high temperature growth.
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