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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Lutz Parthier, Kleinmachnow, DE;
Joerg Staeblein, Jena, DE;
Gunther Wehrhan, Jena, DE;
Christian Kusch, München, DE;
Lutz Parthier, Kleinmachnow, DE;
Joerg Staeblein, Jena, DE;
Gunther Wehrhan, Jena, DE;
Christian Kusch, München, DE;
Hellma Materials GmbH & Co. KG, Jena, DE;
Abstract
The method produces low-stress, large-volume crystals with low birefringence and uniform index of refraction. The method includes growing the crystal with larger than desired dimensions including diameter and height from a melt; cooling and tempering the crystal with the larger than desired dimensions and after the cooling and tempering removing edge regions of the crystal with the larger than desired dimensions so that a diameter reduction and a height reduction of at least five percent occurs respectively and so that the crystal has the desired dimensions of diameter and height. No further tempering takes place after removing of the edge regions.