Published July 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

Optical anisotropy associated with growth striation of yttrium garnet, Y3(Al, Fe)5O12

  • 1. National Inst. for Researches in Inorganic Materials, Tokyo (Japan)
  • 2. Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan). Research Inst. for Iron, Steel and Other Metals

Description

The optical anisotropy associated with growth striae of yttrium garnet, Y3(Al, Fe)5O12, was studied in terms of optical microscopy and EPMA analysis. It turned out that the lattice mismatch due to the compositional change at the growth striae gives rise to stressbirefringence. The result can be applied to compositional characterization of garnet single crystal by determining the vibration directions of polarized rays under a microscope. (author)

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Journal Title
Krist. Tech.
Journal Volume
13
Journal Issue
7
Series
Krist. Tech.
Journal Page Range
811-816
ISSN
0023-4753