DocumentCode
959651
Title
Tailored Spectral Designing of Layer-by-Layer Type Composite Nd:Y
ScAl
O
Author
Sato, Yoichi ; Ikesue, Akio ; Taira, Takunori
Author_Institution
Inst. for Sci., Okazaki
Volume
13
Issue
3
fYear
2007
Firstpage
838
Lastpage
843
Abstract
We have proposed an optical design by tailoring a spectral profile in a ceramic composite of layer-by-layer type Nd:Y3Al5O12/Nd:Y3ScAl4O12. The composite ceramics with enough optical properties to amplify the stimulated emission were fabricated by the sintering method with solid state reaction. After the investigation of spectroscopic property, the laser oscillation was demonstrated with slope efficiency of 39% by using an un-coated sample. This paper shows that novel developments in the technology of composite ceramics are useful because they offer a new possibility of existing laser materials.
Keywords
ceramics; composite materials; neodymium; optical design techniques; optical materials; scandium compounds; sintering; solid lasers; stimulated emission; yttrium compounds; Nd:Y3ScAl4O12/Nd:Y3Al5O12 ceramics; Y3ScAl4O12:Nd-Y3Al5O12:Nd; composite ceramics; layer-by-layer type composite; optical design; sintering; slope efficiency; solid state reaction; spectral profile tailoring; stimulated emission; Absorption; Ceramics; Composite materials; Crystalline materials; Laser sintering; Laser tuning; Optical design; Optical materials; Solids; Stimulated emission; Ceramics; fluorescence; gain control; optical materials; solid lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1077-260X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSTQE.2007.896564
Filename
4244453
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