Abstract

In this work, rapidly grown ${\mathrm{KH}}_2{\mathrm{PO}}_4$ (KDP) crystals extracted from the prismatic and the pyramidal growth sectors of crystal boules were analyzed using photoluminescence measurements. From the spectra, we deduced a robust criterion to discriminate between both growth sectors in an unknown KDP plate. Moreover, spatially resolved photoluminescence was shown to enable a local probing of different planes in the bulk of the material leading to accurate and nondestructive three-dimensional mapping of the sector boundary, which is often the weakest point in terms of laser-damage resistance in rapidly grown KDP crystals.

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