Title :
Laser performance of composite Nd:YAG/Cr:YAG ceramics for laser ignition
Author :
Tsunekane, Masaki ; Taira, Takunori
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Mol. Sci. (IMS), Okazaki, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Monolithic lasers of composite Nd:YAG/Cr:YAG ceramics with different Nd concentrations and cavity lengths were tested. A passively Q-switched pulse energy of 1.7 mJ with a duration of 313 ps was obtained from a Nd 2.0 at.% doped ceramic.
Keywords :
Q-switching; ceramics; chromium; laser beam applications; laser beams; neodymium; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Cr; YAG:Nd; cavity lengths; ceramics; laser ignition; laser performance; monolithic lasers; passively Q-switched pulse energy; Cavity resonators; Ceramics; Ignition; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Neodymium; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193818
