Author :
Quarles, Gregory J. ; Castillo, Vida K. ; Dubinskii, Mark ; Merkle, Larry D. ; Goff, John R. ; Wood, Gary L. ; Schepler, Kenneth L. ; Zelmon, David ; Guha, Shekhar ; Gonzalez, Leo ; Rush, Daniel ; Lee, Julie J. ; Hedge, S.M. ; Dumm, John Q. ; Messing, Gar
Abstract :
In this paper, a comparison of ceramic Nd:YAG manufacturing techniques are presented, including an overview of the coprecipitation process and the solid state reaction process. Merits and risks of each from a commercial manufacturing viewpoint are also presented.
Keywords :
ceramics; garnets; neodymium; optical materials; precipitation; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; ceramic laser gain materials; coprecipitation; single crystal materials; solid state reaction process; Ceramics; Conducting materials; Crystalline materials; Laser sintering; Manufacturing; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Phase change materials; Powders; Raw materials;
