The Yttrium
Orthovanadate (YVO4) is a positive uniaxial crystal grown with Czochralski
method. It has good temperature stability and physical and mechanical
properties. It is ideal for optical polarizing components because of its wide
transparency range and large birefringence. It is an excellent synthetic
substitute for Calcite (CaCO3) and Rutile (TiO2) crystals in many applications
including fiber optic isolators and circulators, interleavers, beam displacers
and other polarizing optics.
