Yttrium lithium fluoride

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Yttrium lithium fluoride (LiYF₄, sometimes abbreviated YLF) is a birefringent crystal, typically doped with neodymium and used as a gain medium in solid-state lasers.

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Neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride

Yttrium compounds

Yttrium(II)

Yttrium(III)

Organoyttrium(III) compounds	Y₂(C₂O₄)₃

v t Lithium compounds (list)
Inorganic (list)	Li₂ Dilithium LiAlCl₄ Aluminium chloride/LAC Li_1+xAl_xGe_2-x(PO₄)₃ Aluminium germanium phosphate/LAGP LiAlH₄ Aluminium hydride/LAH LiAlO₂ LiAs LiB(C₆F₅)₄ LiBF₄ LiBH₄ LiBO₂ LiB₃O₅ Triborate/LBO Li₂B₄O₇ Borate/Tetraborate LiBr Li₂C₂ LiCF₃SO₃ CH₃CH(OH)COOLi LiCH₃O LiCN Li₂CO₃ Li₂C₂O₄ LiCl LiClO LiClO₃ LiClO₄ LiCoO₂ CsLiB₆O₁₀ CLBO LiD LiF FLiBe LiFePO₄ Iron phosphate/LFP FLiNaK LiGaH₄ Li₂GeF₆ LiH LiHCO₃ LiHe LiI LiIO₃ Li₂IrO₃ Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ Li₂MoO₄ Li_0.9Mo₆O₁₇ LiN₃ Azide Li₃N LiNH₂ Li₂NH LiNO₂ LiNO₃ LiNaNO₂ LiNbO₃ LiO⁻ LiO₂ Li₂O Li₂O₂ LiOH Li₃P LiPF₆ Li₂Po Li₂PtO₃ Li₂RuO₃ Li₂S Li₂SO₃ Li₂SO₄ Li₂Se Li₄SiO₄ Li₂SiO₃ Li₂Si₂O₅ LiTaO₃ Li₂Te Li₂TiO₃ Li₂WO₄ LiYF₄ Neodymium-doped
Organic (soaps)	Hemolithin (extraterrestrial protein) Organolithium reagents Gilman reagent CH₃COOLi Acetate C₄H₆LiNO₄ Aspartate LiC₂F₆NO₄S₂ LiTFSI LiN(SiMe₃)₂ LiHMDS Li₃C₆H₅O₇ Citrate C₅H₅Li Cyclopentadienide LiN(C₃H₇)₂ Diisopropylamide (C₆H₅)₂PLi Diphenylphosphide C₁₈H₃₅LiO₃ 12-Hydroxystearate C₆H₁₃Li n-Hexyllithium C₄H₉Li n-Butyllithium CH₃CHLiCH₂CH₃ sec-Butyllithium (CH₃)₃CLi tert-Butyllithium C₁₂H₂₈BLi L-selectride CH₃Li Methyllithium Li⁺C₁₀H₈⁻ Naphthalene C₅H₁₁Li Neopentyllithium C₅H₃LiN₂O₄ Orotate C₆H₅Li Phenyllithium LiC₂CH₃ Propynyllithium LiO₂C(CH₂)₁₆CH₃ Stearate C₄H₅LiO₄ Succinate LiEt₃BH Superhydride LiOC(CH₃)₃ tert-Butoxide C₉H₁₈LiN Tetramethylpiperidide LiC₂H₃ Vinyllithium
Minerals	Amblygonite Elbaite LiAlSiO₄ Eucryptite Faizievite Fluor-liddicoatite Hectorite LiNaSiB₃O₇OH Jadarite Li(AlSi₂O₆) Keatite Lepidolite LiMnPO₄ Lithiophilite Li₃PO₄ Lithiophosphate Nambulite Neptunite LiAlSi₄0₁₀ Petalite Cs(Be₂Li)Al₂Si₆O₁₈ Pezzottaite Saliotite LiAl(SiO₃)₂ Spodumene Sugilite Tourmaline LiFePO₄ Triphylite Li₂CO₃ Zabuyelite Zektzerite Zinnwaldite
Hypothetical	Li_xBe_y Lithium beryllide La_2/3-xLi_3xTiO₃He
Other Li-related	Aluminium–lithium alloys Heteroatom-promoted lateral lithiation LB buffer LiNi_xCo_yAl_zO₂ Lithium nickel cobalt aluminium oxides LiNi_xMn_yCo_zO₂ Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides Lithium soap Lucifer yellow Magnesium–lithium alloys NASICON

v t Solid-state lasers
Distinct subtypes	Semiconductor laser
Yttrium aluminium garnet	Nd:YAG laser Er:YAG laser Nd:Cr:YAG Yb:YAG Nd:Ce:YAG Ho:YAG Dy:YAG Sm:YAG Tb:YAG Ce:YAG Ce:Gd:YAG Gd:YAG
Glass	Nd:glass Ytterbium glass Er:Yb:Glass
Other gain media	Ruby laser Yttrium iron garnet (YIG) Terbium gallium garnet (TGG) Ti:sapphire laser Solid-state dye laser (SSDL/SSOL/SSDPL) Yttrium lithium fluoride (YLF) Neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Nd:YLF) Yttrium orthovanadate (YVO₄) Neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate (Nd:YVO₄) Yttrium calcium oxoborate (YCOB) Nd:YCOB laser Ce:LiSAF Ce:LiCAF Cr:ZnSe U:CaF₂ Sm:CaF₂ Yb:SFAP
Structures	Diode-pumped solid-state laser (DPSSL) Fiber laser Figure-8 laser Disk laser F-center laser
Specific lasers	Trident laser ZEUS-HLONS (HMMWV Laser Ordnance Neutralization System) Nova (laser) Cyclops laser Janus laser Argus laser Shiva laser HiPER Laboratory for Laser Energetics Laser Mégajoule LULI2000 Mercury laser ISKRA-6 Vulcan laser
Laser types: Solid-state Semiconductor Dye Gas Chemical Excimer Ion Metal Vapor

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