• Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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• 1996.06a
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• pp.519-521
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• 1996

Emerald (3BeO.Al2O3.6SiO2 : Cr3+) single crystals were crystals were grown by reflux method of temperature gradient in the flux solution of Li2O-MoO3-V2O5 system. The composition of flux materials were 3 mole ratio of MoO3-V2O5/Li2O, subtituted 0.2 mole% of K2O, Na2O, Nb2O5 etc to Li2O content, solved 10-15% of beryl to flux quantity and doped 1% of Cr2O3 to emerald amount. Those of mixing were melted at 110$0^{\circ}C$ in Pt containers of the 3 zone furnace of melt-growth-return to circulate continniously, specially it has been grown large emerald single crystal when thermal fluctuation was treated for 2hrs of once time a day at 1050-95$0^{\circ}C$ in growth zone, substitutional solid solution effect of Cr+3 ion for Al+3 to the growth of emerald single crystal was good. Emerald single crystals were c(0001) hexagonal crystal face of preferencial growth direction and m(1010) post side. When it had been durated for 5 months emerald single crystals of the firet size of 0.6mm thickness of seed crystal were grown 32$\times$65mm(c x m) of maximum size and 6.2mm thickness.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.419-424
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• 2009

Congruent or stoichiometric $LiNbO_3$ fiber single crystals were grown by the $\mu$-PD method, and the grown fiber crystals have the several (2 or 3) ridges with a diameter of $1.35{\sim}1.5\;mm$ and a length of $40{\sim}100\;mm$. In this $\mu$-PD process, different growth rates ($10{\sim}60\;mm/h$) were applied. Pt wire or $LiNbO_3$ crystal was used as a seed. The properties of grown $LiNbO_3$ fiber single crystals having a-axis or c-axis according to seeds were effected by the grown conditions(Pt tube diameter, pulling speed, after heater etc.). Disk-type $LiNbO_3$ samples were poled in condition of DC 5 V/cm at 1050, 1075 or $1100^{\circ}C$. XRD, SEM, conoscope image through the polarized microscope, $T_C$ measuring apparatus, optical transmittance measuring instrument are used to identify the properties of $LiNbO_3$.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.189-194
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• 1992

In order to grow a 127.86$^{\circ}$rotated LiNbO3 single crystal with good characteristics of surface acoustic wave (SAW) up to 80 mm in diameter, the temperature gradient of furnace, the growth rate and the rotation rate of crystal were changed. We could grow a crystal which had few macro defects at the conditions of temperature gradient as 30~6$0^{\circ}C$/cm, growth rate as 5 mm/hr and rotation rate as 8 rpm. The experimental ranges of the growth conditions are as follows. Temperature gradient was varied from 20 to 20$0^{\circ}C$/cm, growth rate as 5~7 mm/hr and crystal rotation rate as 6~12rpm.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.40 no.9
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• pp.886-890
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• 2003

The etching characteristics of a LiNbO$_3$ single crystal have been investigated using helicon wave plasma source with bias power and the mixture of CF$_4$, HBr, SF$_{6}$ gas parameters. The etching rate of LiNbO$_3$ with etching parameters was evaluated by surface profiler. The etching surface was evaluated by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The surface morphology of the etched LiNbO$_3$ changed with bias power and the mixture of CF$_4$/Ar/Cl$_2$, HBr/Ar/Cl$_2$, and SF$_{6}$/Ar/Cl$_2$ parameters. Optimum etching conditions, considering both the surface flatness and etch rate were determined.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.78-82
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• 1988

Good quality LiNbO3 single crystals which can be applied to SAW devices, were grown by Czochralski method. It was observed that the gas-bubbles were concentrated in ring shape at the outer part of grown crystals, and this anomaly was illustrated by modeling the mechanism of gas-bubble entrapment according to the melt flow pattern in the crucible. And this mechanism was also encertained by observation of solid-liquid interface shape of grown crystals. The optimal condition for good quality crystals was known that the solid-liquid interface shape was slightly concave.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.297-301
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• 2000

Planar optical waveguides which have a higher refractive index than that of substrate were fabricated by proton exchange between $Li^+$ and $H^+$. Benzoic acid was used as proton source and process was carried out under the various reaction time and temperature. The depth of waveguide layer and the generated mode number were investigated by standard prism coupler. The cut-off depth for the fabrication of single mode optical waveguides was obtained by the function which was expressed on refractive index profile. Finally the experimental conditions for cut-of depth of single mode could be confirmed. Channel waveguides were manufactured from these confirmed conditions and the effective confinement of the induced light into waveguides was observed.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.620-626
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• 1996

$LiNbO_{3}$ single crystals were grown using a self-designed radio-frequency heating Czochralski crystal grower. Congruently melting composition was used and the optimum growth conditions were established. The compensated power control method was very effective to control the outer diameter of the crystal ingots within ${\pm}5\;%$. Scanning electron microscopy was performed to characterize the effect of the $Mg^{2+}$ ions on the formation of the ferroelectric domain in $LiNbO_{3}$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.221.2-221
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.109.2-109
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• 2002

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.39 no.9
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• pp.835-839
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• 2002

Stoichiometric $LiNbO_3$(LN) single crystals of 1 mm diameter and 30∼40 mm length with co-doped the $Er_2O_3$ and MgO were grown by the Micro-Pulling Down(${\mu}$-PD) method. The grown crystals were investigated for the change of the up-conversion property by the $Er_2O_3$ and MgO addition and the optical damage by the MgO concentration. Also, the crystals were studied the defects using the optical microscope and it is identified the homogeneities of the distribution of the $Er_2O_3$ and MgO concentration by the Electron Probe Micro Analysis(EPMA).