STUDIES ON THE GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME OPTICAL CRYSTALS Thesis of the research work submitted to Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirappalli in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHYSICS Submitted by P.PARAMASIVAM Under the Supervision of Dr. C. RAMACHANDRA RAJA, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Physics POSTGRADUATE & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) KUMBAKONAM - 612001 TAMIL NADU, INDIA FEBRUARY – 2012 Dr. C. Ramachandra Raja, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Physics, Department of Physics, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Phone : +91 4364221751 Kumbakonam – 612001, CelL: +91 9976696277 Tamil Nadu, India. Email:
[email protected] CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the thesis entitled “STUDIES ON THE GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME OPTICAL CRYSTALS” submitted by Mr. P.PARAMASIVAM is a bonafide record of the research work done by him during the period of study from 2004 to 2011 under my supervision in the Department of Physics, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Kumbakonam and that the thesis has not previously formed the basis for the award of any Degree, Diploma, Associateship, Fellowship or any other similar title. This thesis represents an independent work on the part of candidate. Kumbakonam C. Ramachandra Raja (Research Supervisor) Mr. P.Paramasivam, Research Scholar (Part - Time), Department of Physics, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Kumbakonam – 612001, Tamil Nadu, India. DECLARATION I hereby declare that the work presented in this thesis entitled “STUDIES ON THE GROWTH AND CHARACTERISATION OF SOME OPTICAL CRYSTALS” has been originally carried out by me under the guidance and supervision of Dr.C.Ramachandra Raja, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Kumbakonam.