DocumentCode :
448114
Title :
Q-switched laser operation of 8% ceramic Nd:YAG
Author :
Dubinskii, Mark ; Goff, John R. ; Merkle, Larry D. ; Castillo, Vida K. ; Quarles, Gregory J.
Author_Institution :
US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Volume :
2
fYear :
2005
fDate :
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage :
921
Abstract :
We report what we believe to be the first demonstration of Q-switched, diode-pumped lasing from highly concentrated (8%) ceramic Nd:YAG. Fluorescence kinetics and laser experiments indicate the material´s potential for high repetition rate operation.
Keywords :
Q-switching; ceramics; fluorescence; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; Q-switched laser operation; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; ceramic Nd:YAG; diode-pumped lasing; fluorescence kinetics; Ceramics; Crystalline materials; Doping; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Neodymium; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201976
Filename :
1573042
Link To Document :
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