Abstract: The present invention relates to a free-standing single crystalline diamond part and a single crystalline diamond part production method. The method includes the steps of: —providing a single crystalline diamond substrate or layer; —providing a first adhesion layer on the substrate or layer; —providing a second adhesion layer on the first adhesion layer: —providing a mask layer on the second adhesion layer; —forming at least one indentation or a plurality of indentations through the mask layer and the first and second adhesion layers to expose a portion or portions of the single crystalline diamond substrate or layer; and—etching the exposed portion or portions of the single crystalline diamond substrate or layer and etching entirely through the single crystalline diamond substrate or layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a free-standing single crystalline diamond part and a single crystalline diamond part production method. The method includes the steps of: providing a single crystalline diamond substrate or layer; providing a first adhesion layer on the substrate or layer; providing a second adhesion layer on the first adhesion layer: providing a mask layer on the second adhesion layer; forming at least one indentation or a plurality of indentations through the mask layer and the first and second adhesion layers to expose a portion or portions of the single crystalline diamond substrate or layer; and etching the exposed portion or portions of the single crystalline diamond substrate or layer and etching entirely through the single crystalline diamond substrate or layer.

Abstract: The present invention concerns new designs of VCLs with high contrast gratings (HCG) combined with diamond layer as a bottom mirror. They can be realized either with a classical V-shaped pumping scenario, or through the introduction of the pumping beam from the bottom direction, through the HCG that can be designed to be transparent at the wavelength of the pumping light. They can also be completed by a HCG combined with diamond layer as top mirror, reflecting the pump diode laser and transparent to the VCL emission in the case the pumped and emitted beams are collinear.

Abstract: The present invention concerns new designs of VCLs with high contrast gratings (HCG) combined with diamond layer as a bottom mirror. They can be realized either with a classical V-shaped pumping scenario, or through the introduction of the pumping beam from the bottom direction, through the HCG that can be designed to be transparent at the wavelength of the pumping light. They can also be completed by a HCG combined with diamond layer as top mirror, reflecting the pump diode laser and transparent to the VCL emission in the case the pumped and emitted beams are collinear.

Abstract: Assembly, characterized in that it comprises either a dense layer (CDI), consisting of a material comprising at least 75% by volume and at most 100% by volume of a compound of formula (I): M?1-x-uM??xM??uM??yM??vO3-w, a porous layer (CP1), adjacent to the said dense layer (CD1), consisting of a material comprising at least 75% by volume and at most 100% by volume of a compound of formula (II): M?1-x-uM?40 xM??uM?1-y-vM??yM??vO3-w and a catalytic layer (CC1), adjacent to the said dense layer (CD1) and consisting of a material comprising at least 75% by volume and at most 100% by volume of a compound of formula (III): M?1-x-uM??xM??uM?1-y-vM??vO3-w; or a dense layer (CD1), a porous layer (CP1), a catalytic layer (CC1), of thickness EC1, as defined above; and a second porous layer (CP2), inserted between the said catalytic layer (CC1) and the said dense layer (CD1), consisting of a material comprising at least 75% by volume and at most 100% by volume of a compound of formula (IV): M?1-x-uM??xM??uM?1-y-vM??yM??