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
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