Title :
Ceramic YAG composite with Nd gradient structure for homogeneous absorption of pump power
Author :
Kamimura, T. ; Okamoto, T. ; Aung, Yan Lin ; Ikesue, A.
Author_Institution :
Inf. & Commun. Eng., Osaka
Abstract :
Ceramic YAG composite with Nd gradient configuration was fabricated successfully for thermal management of absorbed pump power. Higher laser output was achieved as compared with that of the conventional composite (YAG-Nd:YAG-YAG) structure.
Keywords :
ceramics; composite materials; neodymium; thermal management (packaging); yttrium compounds; Nd gradient structure; YAG-Nd:YAG-YAG; ceramic YAG composite; homogeneous absorption; pump power; thermal management; Absorption; Ceramics; Fiber lasers; Neodymium; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Powders; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal management;
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.2007.4452873
