Title :
Nd/sup 3+/:YAG ceramics for LD pumped laser
Author :
Yoshida, K. ; Ikesue, A. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Osaka Inst. of Technol., Japan
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
We have fabricated high-quality, transparent Nd:YAG ceramics. The physical properties and the scattering loss of Nd:YAG ceramics were almost equivalent to those of a Nd:YAG single crystal. We demonstrated three times higher laser output power in Nd:YAG ceramics compared with conventional Nd:YAG single crystals.
Keywords :
Vickers hardness; ceramics; neodymium; optical pumping; refractive index; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Vickers hardness; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; laser diode pumped laser; laser output power; refractive index; scattering loss; transparent ceramics; Absorption; Ceramics; Laser beam cutting; Laser excitation; Laser sintering; Laser theory; Neodymium; Optical scattering; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5661-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.817922
