List of Publications of George B. Loutts

Center for Materials Research

Norfolk State University

A. Refereed Journal Papers 

  1. A.A. Danilov, A.L. Denisov, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts, M.Yu. Nikolskii, V.B.Tsvetkov, I.A. Shcherbakov.  Laser utilizing gadolinium scandium aluminium garnet activated with chromium and neodymium. Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 18, 1988, 1097-1098. 

  2. A.A. Danilov, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts, M.Yu. Nikolskii, V.B.Tsvetkov, I.A. Shcherbakov.  Self-Q-switched high-power laser utilizing gadolinium scandium aluminium garnet activated with chromium and neodymium. Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 19, 1989, 315-316.

  3. A.N. Alpat'ev, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, D.A. Zubenko, S.P. Kalitin, G.B. Lutts, M.A. Noginov, V.A. Smirnov, A.F. Umyskov, I.A. Shcherbakov.  Holmium GSAG:Cr3+,Tm3+,Ho3+ crystal laser (l =2.09 mm) operating at room temperature. Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 19, 1989, 1400-1402. 

  4. G.M. Kuzmicheva, B.V. Mukhin, S.N. Kozlikin, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts, V.V. Osiko.  Use of the crystal-chemical approach to determine the composition of gadolinium scandium aluminum garnets. Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 34, 1989, 635-637.

  5. E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, S.N. Kozlikin, S.V. Lavrishev, G.B. Lutts.  Congruent melting composition of gadolinium-scandium-aluminum garnet. Doklady Akad. Nauk SSSR, 308, 1989, 1166-1169 (in Russian).

  6. G.B. Lutts, A.L. Denisov, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, S.N. Kozlikin, S.V. Lavrishchev, S.A. Samoylova.  GSAG and YSAG: a study on isomorphism and crystal growth. Opt. and Quantum Electron., 22, 1990, S269-S281.

  7. E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts.  Distribution of chromium in rare-earth scandium garnets. Soviet Technical Physics Letters, 16, 1990, 33-36. 

  8. A.L. Denisov, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, S.N. Kozlikin, S.V. Lavrishchev, G.B. Lutts, S.A. Samoylova.  Study on isomorphism in rare-earth scandium-aluminum garnets. Trudy IOFAN, 26, 1990, Nauka, Moscow, 98-106 (in Russian). 

  9. S.Yu. Zinovyev, G.M. Kuzmicheva, S.N. Kozlikin, G.B. Lutts, B.V. Mukhin, V.B. Glushkova, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi.  Specifics of scandium-containing solid solutions of rare earth aluminum garnets. Zh. Neorgan. Khim., 35, 1990, 2197-2204 (in Russian).

  10. A.L. Denisov, E.V. Zharikov, Yu.D. Zavartsev, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts, M.Yu. Nikol'skii, S.A. Samoylova, P.A. Studenikin, V.B. Tsvetkov, I.A. Shcherbakov.  Solid-state lasers based on chromium- and neodymium-activated scandium garnets operating in conditions of Q-factor automodulation. Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Physical Series, 55, 1991, 44-50.

  11. A.N. Alpat’ev, M.Kh. Ashurov, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, S.P. Kalitin, G.B. Lutts, I.R. Rustamov, V.A. Smirnov, A.F. Umyskov, I.A. Shcherbakov.  Influence of the spectral composition of the exciting radiation on the lasing and spectral luminescence properties of YSGG:Cr3+,Tm3+,Ho3+ and GSAG: Cr3+,Tm3+,Ho3+ crystals. Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 18, 1991, 166-169.

  12. G.B. Lutts, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, S.V. Lavrishchev.  Crystals of solid solutions of scandium-containing garnets for solid-state lasers. Soviet Physics – Lebedev Institute Reports, no. 3, 1991, 29-32.

  13. E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, V.F. Kitaeva, G.B. Lutts, D.V. Terskov.  Investigation of the elastic properties of Gd-Sc-Al garnets by Mandel’shtam-Brillouin scaterring of light. Soviet Physics – Lebedev Institute Reports, no. 6, 1991, 29-31.

  14. P.A. Popov, N.N. Sirota, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, I.A. Ivanov, G.B. Lutts.  Thermal conductivity of rare-earth scandium garnets and their solid solutions. Laser Physics, 1, 1991, 437-440.

  15. P.A. Popov, N.N. Sirota, E.V. Zharikov, Yu.D. Zavartsev, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Luts, P.A. Studenikin.  Therrmal conductivity of doped yttrium-scandium-gallium garnets in the temperature range 6-300 K.  Soviet Physics – Lebedev Institute Reports, no. 9, 1991, p.10-12.

  16. E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts, V.A. Smirnov, I.T. Sorokina, and I.A. Shcherbakov.  New laser crystals - solid solutions based on scandium-containing aluminum-gallium garnets doped with chromium and neodymium. Laser Physics, 1, 1991, 216-219.

  17. P.A. Popov, N.N. Sirota, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts.  Termal conductivity of chromium coactivated gadolinium scandium aluminum garnets. Soviet Physics – Solid State, 34, 1992, 417-419..

  18. A.L. Denisov, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts, V.V. Osiko, S.G. Semenkov, A.F. Umyskov.  Crystals of Yb3Sc2Ga3O12:Cr3+,Ho3+ as a promising material for coscade lasing of  Ho3+ ions. Soviet Journal of Quantum electronics, 22, 780-782 (1992).

  19. A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts, P.A. Popov, N.N. Sirota, I.A. Shcherbakov.  The thermal conductivity of YAG and YSAG laser crystals.  Laser Physics, 3, 1993, 1064-1065.

  20. G.M. Kuz’micheva, B.V. Mukhin, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Luts, V.V. Chernyshov.  Defect formation in gadolinium-scandium-aluminum garnet single crystals.  Inorganic Materials, 29, 1993, 110-116.

  21. E. Sorokin, M.H. Ober, I. Sorokina, E. Wintner. A.J. Schmidt, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Loutts, E.V. Zharikov, I.A. Shcherbakov.  Femtosecond solid-state lasers using Nd3+-doped mixed scandium garnets.  J. Opt. Soc. Amer. B, 10, 1993, 1436-1442.

  22. X.X. Zhang, G.B. Loutts, M. Bass and B.H.T. Chai.  Growth of laser-quality single crystals of Nd3+-doped calcium fluorapatite and their efficient lasing performance. Appl. Phys. Lett., 64, 1994, 10-12.

  23. X.X. Zhang, P. Hong, G.B. Loutts, J. Lefaucheur, M. Bass, and B.H.T. Chai.  Efficient laser performance of Nd3+:Sr5(PO4)3F at 1.059 and 1.328 mm. Appl. Phys. Lett. 64, 1994, 3205-3207.

  24. L.D. DeLoch, S.A. Payne, B.H.T. Chai, and G. Loutts.  Laser demonstration of neodymium-doped strontium chlorovanadate. Appl. Phys. Lett. 65, 1994, 1208-1210.

  25.  S.A. Payne, L.D. DeLoach, L.K. Smith, W.L. Kway, J.B. Tassano, W.F. Krupke, B.H.T. Chai, and G. Loutts.  Ytterbium-doped apatite-sturcture crystals: A new class of laser materials.  J. Appl. Phys. 76, 1994, 497-503. 

  26. V.B. Sigachev, M.E. Doroshenko, T.T. Basiev, G.B. Loutts, B.H.T. Chai. Sensitization of the luminescence of Er3+ and Ho3+ by Cr4+ ions in a Y2SiO5 crystal. Quantum Electronics, 25, 27-30 (1995). 

  27. D. Corker, B.H.T. Chai, J.F.H. Nicholls and G.B. Loutts.  Structure and location of Nd dopant in Sr5(PO4)3F and Sr5(VO4)3F.  Acta Cryst. C 51, 1995, 549. 

  28. G.B. Loutts, A.I. Zagumennyi, S.V. Lavrishchev, Yu.D. Zavartsev, and P.A. Studenikin. Czochralski growth and characterization of (Lu1-XGdX)2SiO5 single crystals for scintillators.  J. Crystal Growth, 174, 1997, 331-336.

  29. G.B. Loutts, C. Bonner, C. Meegoda H. Ries, M.A. Noginov, N. Noginova, M. Curley, P. Venkateswarlu, A. Rapaport, M. Bass. Crystal growth, spectroscopic characterization, and laser performance of a new efficient laser material Nd:Ba5(PO4)3F,  Appl. Phys. Lett., 71, 1997, 303-305.

  30. R.R. Rakhimov, A.L. Wilkerson, G.B. Loutts, and H.R. Ries.  Off-axis extra lines in powder pattern electron paramagnetic resonance of Cr3+ in YAlO3. J. Appl. Phys., 82, 1997, 1970-1972. 

  31. G.B. Loutts, M. Warren, L. Taylor, R.R. Rakhimov, H.R. Ries, G. Miller III, M.A. Noginov, M. Curley, N. Noginova, N. Kukhtarev, H.J. Caulfield, and P. Venkateswarlu. Manganese doped yttrium orthoaluminate: a potential material for holographic recording and data storage. Physical Review B, 57, 1998, 3706-3709.

  32.  M.A. Noginov, N. Noginova, M. Curley, N. Kukhtarev, H.J. Caulfield, P. Venkateswarlu, G.B. Loutts.  Optical characterization of Mn:YAlO3, material for holographic recording and data storage. J. Optical Society of America B, 15, 1998, 1463-1468. 

  33. R. R. Rakhimov, A. L. Wilkerson, G. B. Loutts, M. A. Noginov, N. Noginova, W. Lindsay, H. R. Ries.  Spin and valence states of manganese ions in manganese-doped yttrium orthoaluminate, Solid State Communications, 108, 1998, 549-554. 

  34. C. Meegoda, C.E. Bonner, G. Loutts, S. Stefanos, G. Miller, III.  Raman spectroscopic study of barium fluorapatite, J. Luminescence, 81, 1999, 101. 

  35. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, Spectroscopic studies of Mn4+ ions in yttrium orthoaluminate, Journal of Optical Society of America B, 16, 1999, 3-11.

  36. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, M. Warren, Spectroscopic studies of Mn3+ and Mn2+ ions in YAlO3, Journal of Optical Society of America B, 16, 1999, 475-483.

  37. N. Noginova, W. Lindsay, M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, L. Mattix, Photorefractive effects in Mn doped YAlO3, Journal of Optical Society of America B, 16, 1999, 754-756.

  38. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, N. Noginova, S. Hurling, S. Kück, Spectroscopic characterization of photoinduced Mn5+ ions in YAlO3, Physical Review B, 61, 2000, 1884-1891.

  39. R.R. Rakhimov, H.D. Horton, D.E. Jones, G.B. Loutts, H.R. Ries, Spin dynamics of the triplet Cr4+ in the vicinity of energy level anti-crossing, Chemical Physics Letters, 319, 2000, 639-644.

  40. N. Noginova, L. Mattix, G.B. Loutts, V.A. Atsarkin, NMR study of holographic Mn-doped yttrium orthoaluminates, Applied Magnetic Resonance, 18, 2000, 267-274.

  41. M. A. Noginov, G. B. Loutts, C. E. Bonner, S. Taylor, S. Stefanos, R. M. Wynne, B. A. Lasley, Crystal growth and characterization of a new laser material, Nd:Ba5(PO4)3Cl, JOSA B, 17, 2000, 1329-1334. 

  42. M. A. Noginov, G. B. Loutts, B. Lucas, D. Fider, P. T. Higgins, A. Truong, N. Noginova, N. P. Barnes, S. Kück, Development of Nd doped solid-state laser materials for 944 nm operation, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 37, 2001, 469-481.

  43. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, K. Ross, T. Grandy, N. Noginova, B. Lucas, T. Mapp, Role of traps in photocoloration of Mn:YAlO3, JOSA B, 18, 2001, 931-941.

  44. N. Noginova, G.B. Loutts, E.S. Gillman, V.A. Atsarkin, A.A. Verevkin, Conductivity and switching phenomena in Mn-doped perovskite single crystals and manganite thin films. Physical Review B, 63, 2001, 174414.

  45. M.A. Noginov, S.W. Helzer, G.B. Loutts, A. Booker, B. Lucas, D. Fider, P.P. Banerjee, M. Morrissey, Y. Kim, R.A. Linke, Study of photo-refraction response and diffraction efficiency in Mn:YAlO3 crystals.  Submitted to Physical Review A, January 2001.

  46. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, S.W. Helzer, A. Booker, B. Lucas, D. Fider, R.M. Macfarlane, R.M. Shelby, Two-color holographic recording scheme allowing non-volatile reading in Mn:YAlO3, Applied Optics, 40, 2001, 3915-3921.

  47. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, C.S. Steward, B.D. Lucas, D. Fider, V. :eters, E. Mix, G. Huber,  Spectroscopic study of Yb doped oxide crystals for intrinsic optical bistability, J. of Luminescence, 96, 2002, 129-140.

  48.  M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, D.E. Jones, V.J. Turney, R.R. Rakhimov, L. Herbert, Crystal growth of vanadium doped YAlO3, LaGaO3, and CaYAlO4 crystals and spectroscopic studies of vanadium valence states, J. Applied Physics, 91, 2002, 569-575.

         B. Conference Presentations and Papers in the Proceedings

  1.  E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts, V.G. Polushkin, V.A. Smirnov, A F. Umyskov, I.A. Shcherbakov. Tunable laser on GSAG:Cr3+ crystal. Proceedings V Int. Conf. "Tunable lasers", 1989, Irkutsk, USSR, 38 (in Russian). 

  2. O. Pavloff, A. Nenov, D. Petrova, S, Belchev, A.L. Denisov, G.B. Lutts, E.V. Zharikov, P.A. Studenikin.  Yttrium scandium aluminium garnet laser crystals grown by Bridgman-Stockbarger method. Abstracts IV Conf. Lasers and their Applications, 1990, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 128-129. 

  3. G.B. Lutts, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi.  Crystal growth of solid solutions based on scandium-containing garnets for solid state lasers. Abstracts 3rd European Conf. on Crystal Growth, 1991, Budapest, Hungary, 58-59.

  4. G.B. Lutts, E.V. Zharikov, A.I.Zagumennyi, S.V. Lavrishchev, V.B. Mukhin.  Formation of additional phases in the growth of doped GSAG crystals. Ibid, 307-308.

  5. G.B. Lutts, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi.  Crystals of solid solutions based on scandium-cantaining garnets for solid state lasers. Abstracts Second Soviet-Indian Symposium on crystal growth and characterization, 1991, Moscow, 1.

  6. G.M. Kuzmicheva, B.V. Mukhin, V.A. Sarin, S.N. Struev, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts, E.V. Zharikov.  The using of the crystal chemical approach to the determination of the solid solutions with garnet structure in the Y2O3-Sc2O3-Al2O3  system. Ibid, 32.

  7. P.A. Popov, N.N. Sirota, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, G.B. Lutts.  Chromium ions' influence on thermal conductivity of gadolinium-scandium-alumimium garnets. Ibid, 51.

  8. P.A. Popov, N.N. Sirota, E.V. Zharikov, A.I. Zagumennyi, I.A. Ivanov, G.B. Lutts.  Thermal conductivity of  laser crystals of scandium garnets and their solid solutions. Ibid, 52.

  9. C. Pfistner, P. Albers, H.P. Weber, V.G. Ostroumov, E.V. Zharikov, I.A. Shcherbakov, G.B. Lutts, A.I. Zagumennyi.  New  highly Nd3+-doped YSGG, GSGG and GSAG mixtures for diode pumping. Techn. Digest Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, 6, 1992, Anaheim, California, CTuG2.

  10. A.I. Feodorov, G.B. Loutts, M.A. Noginov, I.A. Shcherbakov, V.A. Smirnov, I.T. Sorokina, V.B. Tzvetkov, A.I. Zagumenny, E.V. Zharikov, and D.A. Zubenko.  New promising low Sc3+ content garnet YSAG:Cr3+,Ho3+,Tm3+ for 2 mm lasers.  OSA Proceedings on Advanced Solid-State Lasers, 13, 1992, 148-151.

  11. V.G. Ostroumov, E.V. Zharikov, I.A. Shcherbakov, G.B. Loutts, A.I. Zagumennyi, C. Pfistner, P. Albers, H.P. Weber.  Spectroscopic and laser properties of scandium garnet mixtures doped by Cr3+ and Nd3+ ions. Ibid, 310-314.

  12. G.B. Loutts and B. Chai.  Growth of high quality single crystals of FAP (Ca5(PO4)3F) and its isomorphs. in Growth, Characterization, and Applications of Laser Host and Nonlinear Crystals II, B.H.T. Chai, editor, Proc. SPIE 1863, (1993). 31-34.

  13. X.X. Zhang. A. Villeverde, M. Bass, G. Loutts and B.H.T. Chai.  Spectroscopy and lasing performance of Nd:FAP (Ca5(PO4)3F). Ibid, 35-38.

  14. G. Loutts, S.Hirnak, T.T. Basiev, M.E. Doroshenko, V.B. Sigachev, Y. Shimony, C. Deka, X.X. Zhang, A. Villeverde, M. Bass and B. Chai.  Growth and characterization of pure Cr4+, Cr4+,Er and Cr4+,Ho codoped Y2SiO5. Ibid, 70-73.

  15. B. Chai, J.-L. Lefaucheur, G.B. Loutts and J. Nicholls. Growth of high quality single crystals of KYF4 by TSSG method. Ibid, 131-135.

  16. J.F.H. Nicholls, X.X. Zhang, G.B. Loutts, B. Henderson, M. Bass, and B.H.T.Chai.  Spectroscopy and lasing performance of neodymium doped KLiYF5 and KLiGdF5. Ibid, 13-18.

  17. B.H.T. Chai, A. Pham, G.B. Loutts.  Growth of high-quality single crystals of KLiYF5 by TSSG method. Ibid, 19-22.

  18. A. Pham, J. Lefaucher, G. Lutts, B. Chai, J. Nicholls.  Incongruent melting fluoride crystals as new laser hosts. OSA Proceedings on Advanced Solid-State Lasers, 15, 1993, 178-184.

  19. T.T. Basiev, M.E. Doroshenko, V.B. Sigachev, M.A. Bass, B.H.T. Chai, G.B. Loutts.  Sensibilization of  Ho3+ and Er3+ ions luminescence by Cr4+ ions in Y2SiO5 crystal. Abstracts Conf. Laser Optics, St.-Petersburg, Russia, 1993, 39.

  20. P. Li-Kam-Wa, X.X.Zhang, G. Loutts, B.H.T. Chai, A. Miller, S.A. Payne. Simultaneous dual wavelength cw lasing of Yb3+ doped fluorapatite. Techn. Digest Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, 7 1993, Baltimore, Maryland, CThS3.

  21. S.A. Payne. B.H.T. Chai, W.L. Kway, L.D. DeLoach, L.K. Smith, G.B. Lutts, R. Peale, X.X. Zhang, G.D. Wilke, and W.F. Krupke.  New high cross section laser crystal: neodymium-doped strontium fluorovanadate. Ibid, postdeadline paper CPD12-1/24.

  22. G. Loutts, P. Hong, B. Chai.  Comparison of neodymium laser hosts based on fluoro-apatite structure. MRS Proc. New Materials for Advanced Solid State Lasers, 329, 1994, 45-49.  

  23. B. Chai, G. Loutts, X.X. Zhang, P. Hong, M. Bass, I.A. Shcherbakov, A.I. Zagumennyi.  Comparison of laser performance of Nd doped YVO4, GdVO4 and Sr5(VO4)3F. Abstracts Conf. Advanced Solid State Lasers, 1994, Salt Lake City, UT, AWC1.

  24. P. Hong, X.X. Zhang, G. Loutts, R.E. Peale, H. Weidner, M. Bass, B. Chai, S.A. Payne, L.D. DeLoach, L.K. Smith, W.F. Krupke.  Lasing and spectroscopic characteristics of a new Nd laser crystal - strontium fluorovanadate. Ibid, ATuB2.

  25. L.D. DeLoach, S.A. Payne, L.K. Smith, W.F. Krupke, B.H.T. Chai, G. Loutts.  New Yb-doped apatite crystals for flexible laser design. Ibid, ATuB3.

  26. X.X. Zhang, P. Hong, G.B. Loutts, J. Lefaucheur, M.Bass, B.H.T. Chai.  Efficient laser performance of Nd3+:Sr5(PO4)3F at 1.059 and 1.328 mm. Ibid, post deadline paper.

  27. V.B. Sigachev, M.E. Doroshenko, M.I. Timoshechkin, G.B. Loutts, B.H.T. Chai. Energy transfer from Ce3+ and Cr4+ to Er3+ ions in garnet and yttrium silicate crystals.  Techn. Digest Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, 8, 1994, Anaheim, California, CTuK66.

  28. A.I. Zagumennyi, Yu.D. Zavartsev, P.A. Studenikin, G.B. Loutts .  Czochralski growth and characterization of Lu2-XGdXSiO5 single crystals for scintillators.  Abstracts. Tenth American Conf. on Crystal Growth, 1996, Vail, Colorado, 72.

  29. G.B. Loutts, A.I. Zagumennyi, Yu.D. Zavartsev, S.V. Lavrishchev, P.A. Studenikin.  Synthesis and characterization of Lu2-XGdXSiO5 crystalline scintillators.  Abstracts MRS 1996 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, R 9.2.

  30. G.B. Loutts, C. Bonner, C. Meegoda, H. Ries, M.A. Noginov, N. Noginova, M. Curley, P. Venkateswarlu, A. Rapaport, M. Bass.  Nd:Ba5(PO4)3F: a new efficient laser material.  Post deadline paper.  Conference on Advanced Solid State Lasers, Orlando, FL, January 1997; Neodymium Doped Barium Fluorapatite: A  New Efficient Laser Material, OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics, Vol. 10, C.R. Pollock and W.R. Bosenberg, eds., Optical Society of America, Washington, DC 1997, pp. 440-443.

  31. G.B. Loutts, M. Warren, L. Taylor, M.A. Noginov, M. Curley, N. Noginova, N. Kuchtarev, H.J. Caulfield, P. Venkateswarlu.  Manganese doped YAlO3: a potential material for holographic recording and data storage.  Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Baltimore, MD, 1997, .paper CFH6.

  32. R.R. Rakhimov, A.L. Wilkerson, G.B. Loutts, and H.R. Ries.  Off-axis extra lines in powder pattern electron paramagnetic resonance of Cr3+ in YAlO3.  20th International EPR Symposium, August 3-7, 1997, Denver, Colorado, poster 1-3-1.

  33. G.B. Loutts and M. Warren.  Czochralski growth of defect-free yttrium orthoaluminate in iridium crucibles.  Eastern Regional Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, Atlantic City, NJ, September 28-October 1, 1997.

  34. G.B. Loutts and L. Richardson.  Growth of high quality barium apatite crystals for laser applications. Ibid.

  35. G.B. Loutts.  Crystal growth of mixed optical materials with the automatic Czochralski puller.  12th Annual National Educators’ Workshop: Update 97.  Standard experiments in engineering, materials science and technology.  Seattle, WA, November 2-5, 1997. In: National Educators’ Workshop: Update 1997, NASA Conference Publications, November 1998, #208726, p.127-136.

  36. M. Warren and G.B. Loutts.  Optical experiments with manganese doped yttrium orthoaluminate, a potential material for holographic recording and data storage.  Ibid. p.221-228.

  37. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, A.M. Anderson, J.C. Wang.  Crystal growth and spectroscopic characterization of Nd doped mixed apatites, Advanced Solid-State Lasers Topical Meeting, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, February 2-4, 1998, Technical Digest, pp. 231-233; OSA TOPS Vol. 19 Advanced Solid State Lasers, Walter R. Bosenberg and Martin M. Fejer (eds.), 1998, pp. 419-424.

  38. R.R. Rakhimov, A.L. Wilkerson, W. Lindsay, N. Noginova, G.B. Loutts, M.A. Noginov, H.R.Ries, Spin states of manganese ions in manganese-doped yttrium orthoaluminate, 21th International EPR Symposium, July 26-30, 1998, Denver, Colorado.

  39. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, N. Noginova, C. Jackson, H.J. Caulfield, N. Kukhtarev, Optical studies of Mn:YAlO3, promising material for holographic recording and optical storage, XVI International Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics, June 29-July 3, 1998, Moscow, Russia, Technical Digest, paper FE3.

  40. G.B. Loutts, M.A. Noginov, R.R. Rakhimov, M. Warren, N. Noginova, H. Ries, Photoinduced color centers in a series of manganese doped rare-earch orthoaluminates, ibid, paper ThU26.

  41. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, N. Noginova, M. Warren, C. Jackson, C. Bonner, R. Rakhimov, H. Ries, Spectroscopic characterization of Mn:YAlO3, material for holographic recording and optical data storage, European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, September 13-18, 1998, Glasgow, Scotland.

  42. G.B. Loutts, M.A. Noginov, R. Wynne, Crystal growth and characterization of manganese doped orthoaluminates capable of photorefractive effect, Eastern Regional Conference on Crystal Growth & Epitaxy, ACCGE/east-98, September 27-30, 1998, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

  43. G.B. Loutts, M.A. Noginov, R.R. Rakhimov, R.M. Wynne, C. Jackson, H.R. Ries, Photoinduced disproportionation reaction in manganese-doped aluminates, 1998 OSA Annual Meeting, October 4-9, Baltimore, Maryland, paper TuW3..

  44.  44. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, A. Anderson, J.C. Wang, Crystal growth and spectroscopic studies of Yb-doped Ba5(PO4)3F, a potential 1mm laser material, ibid, paper TuD4.

  45.  N. Noginova, W Lindsay, G. Loutts, M.A. Noginov, N. Kukhtarev, Photorefractive properties of Mn:YAlO3 crystals, ibid, paper FR3.

  46.  G.B. Loutts, M.A. Noginov, R. Wynne, K.T. Ross, T. Grandy,  Investigation of thermal bleaching in manganese doped orthoaluminate single crystals, 13th Annual National Educators’ Workshop: Update 98.  Standard experiments in engineering, materials science and technology.  Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island, NY, November 1-4, 1998.

  47.  M.A. Noginov, M. Warren, G.B. Loutts,  X-ray excited emission of Mn2+ ions in Mn:YAlO3, Ibid.

  48.  N. Noginova, M.A. Noginov, W. Lindsay, G.B. Loutts, Long term holographic recording in Mn doped aluminates, Abstracts of MRS 1998 Fall Meeting, November 30 – December 4, Boston, MA, paper T2.7, p. 414.

  49.  C.E. Bonner, C. Meegoda, G. Loutts, S. Stefanos, G.E. Miller III, Raman spectroscopic study of barium fluorapatite, Photonics West, January 23-29, San Jose, California, Advance Technical Program, p.46.

  50.  M. A. Noginov, G. B. Loutts, C. E. Bonner, S. Taylor, S. Stefanos, R. M. Wynne, B. A. Lasley, A. M. Anderson, J. C. Wang, “Bridging the gap between Yb3+ emission and Nd3+ emission in apatite crystals”, OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 26, Advanced Solid-State Lasers, Martin M. Fejer, Hagop Injeyan, and Ursula Keller (eds). (Optical Society of America, Washington, DC 1999), pp. 664-673. 

  51. N. Noginova, L. Mattix, G. B. Loutts, V. A. Atsarkin. NMR study of Mn doped yttrium orthoaluminates. 1999 Centennial Meeting Bulletin of the American Physical Society, March 20-26, 1999, Atlanta, Georgia. Vol. 44, No.1, p.366. Abstract number GP01 122.

  52.  R.Rakhimov, H. Horton, G. Loutts, Electron Paramagnetic resonance of Cr4+ in Y2SiO5, MRS Spring Meeting 1999, San Francisco, CA, April 5-9, 1999, paper E5.6.

  53.  M.A. Noginov, G.,B. Loutts, S. Taylor, C.E. Bonner, N.P. Barnes, Compositional wavelength tuning at the 4F3/2 à 4I11/2 and 4F3/2 à 4I9/2 transitions in Nd-doped mixed apatite crystals, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Baltimore, MD, 1999, .paper CFJ4.

  54.  M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, K. Ross, T. Grandy, N. Noginova, B. Lucas, T. Mapp, The role of traps and the balance of manganese valence states in Mn:YAlO3, a material for holographic recording and optical datat storage, ibid, paper CWO6. 

  55. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, K.T. Ross, T. Grandy, B. Lucas, T. Mapp, The role of traps in photocoloration, holographic recording, and optical data storage in Mn:YAlO3, International Conference on Luminescence and Optical Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter, Osaka, Japan, August 1999, paper BO8-2, p. 287.

  56. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, N. Noginova, Observation of Mn5+ ions in octahedral coordination in perovskites, ibid, paper PD3-3, p. 286.

  57. G.B. Loutts, M.A. Noginov, N. noginova, R.M. Wynne, K.T. Ross, T. Grandy, Crystal growth and optical characterization of manganese doped aluminate crystals, ibid, paper BO5-5, p. 188.

  58. M. A. Noginov, G. B. Loutts, L. S. Herbert, Study of laser-related crystals doped with V4+ ions in octahedral coordination, OSA Annual Meeting, Sept. 26-30, 1999, Santa Clara, CA, paper ThO5.

  59.  M. A. Noginov, G. B. Loutts, B. Lucas, D. Fider, P. T. Higgins, A. Truong, N. Noginova, N. P. Barnes, S. Kück, “Crystal growth and spectroscopic studies of Nd doped apatite crystals as active media for 944.11 nm laser”, in Solid-State Lasers IX, Richard Sheps, Editor, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 3929, 1999, pp. 163-174.

  60.  M. A. Noginov, N. Noginova, G. B. Loutts, K. Babalola, R. R. Rakhimov, Spectroscopic studies of manganese doped LaGaO3 crystals, MRS Meeting, Boston, MA, December 1999.

  61. M. A.Noginov, G. B.Loutts, P.P.Banerjee, M. Morrisey, R. A. Linke, Studies of local and non-local components in photorefractive response in Mn:YAlO3, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, San-Francisco, May 2000, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, 2000) pp. 6-7. 

  62. M. A. Noginov, G. B. Loutts, B. Lucas, D. Fider, R. M. Macfarlane, R. M. Shelby, Two-color holographic recording scheme allowing non-volatile recording in Mn:YAlO3, ibid, p. 7.

  63. B. D. Lucas, D, Fider, B. A. Lasley, D. Jones, G. B. Loutts, R. R. Rakhimov, M. A. Noginov, Crystal growth and spectroscopic study of manganese doped CaYAlO4, ibid, p. 387. 

  64. M. A. Noginov, G. B. Loutts, C. Steward, B. Lucas, D. Fider, V. Peters, G. Huber, Ch. M. Bowden, “Spectroscopic study of Yb doped oxide crystals for intrinsic optical bistability” in Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, Washington DC, 2000), pp. 405-407, presented at the Non-Linear Optics Conference, Hawaii, August 2000.

  65. M. A. Noginov, C. S. Steward, L. B. Loutts, B. Lucas, G. Huber, V. Peters,  “Spectroscopic study of Yb doped oxide crystals for intrinsic optical bistability”, presented at the OSA Annual Meeting October, 2000.

  66. M.A. Noginov, G.B. Loutts, D.E. Jones, R.R. Rakhimov, L. Herbert, A. Truong, Crystal growth and characterization of vanadium doped YAlO3, LaGaO3, and CaYAlO4 crystals, presented at the Advanced Solid-State Lasers Conference, January 2001, paper WB7, also in OSA TOPS Vol. 50, 2001, 536-542. 

 

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