Title :
Flashlamp-pumped Nd: YAG ceramic laser
Author :
Yagi, H. ; Yanagitani, T. ; Ueda, K.
Author_Institution :
Konoshima Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan; Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Japan; yagi@konoshima.co.jp
Abstract :
By using a 16.4 kW Xe flashlamp and a Samarium-doped glass flow-tube, an average output power of 386 W was obtained at 1064 nm with a Nd: Y3Al5O12ceramic rod.
Keywords :
Nd:YAGceramics; Xe:flashlamp-pumped lasers; ceramic lasers; solid-state lasers; Ceramics; Lamps; Laser beam cutting; Laser excitation; Laser sintering; Neodymium; Optical materials; Optical scattering; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Nd:YAGceramics; Xe:flashlamp-pumped lasers; ceramic lasers; solid-state lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569418