CLBO crystal growth
A solution-stirring top-seeded solution-growth method for forming CLBO of the type where water is added to a precursor mixture, where heavy water is substituted for the water.
1. In a solution-stirring top-seeded solution-growth method for forming CLBO of the type where water is added to a precursor mixture, the improvement comprising substituting heavy water for the water.
2. A method for testing CLBO for solution inclusion when the CLBO is formed using a solution-stirring top-seeded solution-growth method, the method comprising the steps of using heavy water instead of water in the solution-stirring top-seeded solution-growth method, performing infrared spectroscopy on the CLBO, detecting a shift in an infrared absorption peak of the CLBO from about 3400 reciprocal centimeters to about 2500 reciprocal centimeters, and grading the CLBO based at least in part on a degree of the shift in the infrared absorption peak.
3. A method for testing CLBO for solution inclusion when the CLBO is formed using a solution-stirring top-seeded solution-growth method, the method comprising the steps of using heavy water instead of water in the solution-stirring top-seeded solution-growth method, performing composition analysis on the CLBO to determine an amount of deuterium in the CLBO.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the composition analysis comprises secondary ion mass spectrometry.
5. A method for reducing hydrogen inclusion in CLBO, the method comprising the steps of adding heavy water instead of water to a precursor mixture, and performing a solution-stirring top-seeded solution-growth method for forming the CLBO.