• DocumentCode
    3009709
  • Title

    Oscillation Property of Rod-Type Nd/Cr:YAG Ceramic Lasers with Quasi-Solar Pumping

  • Author

    Saiki, Taku ; Motokoshi, Shinji ; Imasaki, Kazuo ; Fujita, Hisanori ; Nakatsuka, Masahiro ; Izawa, Yasukazu ; Yamanaka, Chiyoe

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Laser Technol., Osaka
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We observed laser oscillations of rod-type Nd/Cr:YAG ceramics experimentally pumped using an arc-metal-halide lamp having a similar spectrum to solar light. An high optical-optical conversion efficiency of 43% was obtained by Cr ions co-doping.
  • Keywords
    arc lamps; ceramics; chromium; laser beams; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; oscillations; solid lasers; YAG:Cr,Nd; arc-metal-halide lamp; efficiency 43 percent; laser oscillation property; optical-optical conversion efficiency; quasisolar pumping; rod-type ceramic lasers; Ceramics; Lamps; Laser excitation; Neodymium; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Space power stations;
  • 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.2007.4452870
  • Filename
    4452870
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3009709