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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452656