Title :
Precise measurement of thermal conductivities of Nd-doped laser materials by the thermal wave analysis
Author :
Ogawa, Takayo ; Urata, Yoshiharu ; Wada, Satoshi ; Morikawa, Junko ; Hashinioto, T. ; Higuchi, Mikio ; Takahashi, Jun-ichi
Author_Institution :
RIKEN, Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
Thermal diffusivities of Nd-doped crystals were measured precisely within 2% accuracy by using the thermal wave analysis. The thermal conductivity of Nd:LuVO4 crystal was decided for the first time to our knowledge.
Keywords :
neodymium; optical materials; photothermal effects; solid lasers; thermal conductivity; thermal diffusivity; LuVO4:Nd; Nd-doped crystals; Nd-doped laser materials; Nd:LuVO4 crystal; precise measurement; thermal conductivities; thermal diffusivities; thermal wave analysis; Chemical analysis; Chemical lasers; Conducting materials; Conductivity measurement; Crystals; Optical materials; Temperature sensors; Thermal conductivity; Thermal engineering; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547873