“…The starting powders are BaY 2 F 8 , ErF 3 , BaF 2 , YF 3 , LiF, KY 3 F 10 , KEr 3 F 10 , in appropriate proportions to obtain the expected dopant concentrations. The KY 3 F 10 crystals are grown following the method developed (and recently patented [13]) to obtain very good optical properties.…”