• DocumentCode
    3006010
  • Title

    Confocal Micro-Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy across Grain Boundaries in Transparent Nd3+:YAG Ceramic Laser Gain Media

  • Author

    Ramirez, M.O. ; Stevenson, A. ; Stitt, J. ; Messing, G.L. ; Gopalan, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Confocal micro-Raman and micro-fluorescence studies have been performed on unetched Nd3+:YAG transparent ceramic laser media. Evidence of Nd segregation at grain boundaries and the possibility of generating 3D spatial mapping across the sample are demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    Raman spectra; ceramics; fluorescence spectroscopy; laser beams; neodymium; optical materials; solid lasers; 3D spatial mapping; Raman spectroscopy; YAG:Nd3+; confocal microfluorescence spectroscopy; grain boundaries; neodymium segregation; transparent ceramic laser gain media; Ceramics; Grain boundaries; Laser beams; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Neodymium; Optical materials; Power lasers; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452656
  • Filename
    4452656
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3006010