DocumentCode
2792857
Title
Energy transfer in YAG ceramics codoped with Nd3+ and Cr3+
Author
Yamaga, M. ; Oda, Y. ; Kashiwagura, N. ; Hasegawa, K. ; Ito, H. ; Mizuno, S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Math. Design Eng., Gifu Univ., Gifu, Japan
fYear
2009
fDate
14-19 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
The ceramic lasers with high power density and high resistance to laser damage are very useful for energy conversion system from inexhaustible solar energy to other optical energy. Absorption spectra of Cr3+ ions in ionic crystals, for example, Y3Al5O12 (YAG) cover the visible range (400-700 nm). YAG ceramics codoped with Nd3+ and Cr3+ ions are renewed as a laser medium with excitation of solar energy because of highly efficient energy transfer from Cr3+ to Nd3+ ions.
Keywords
ceramics; chromium; laser beams; neodymium; optical materials; solar energy conversion; solid lasers; YAG ceramics; YAG:Nd3+,Cr3+; absorption spectra; energy conversion system; high power density ceramic laser energy transfer; ionic crystals; laser medium; solar energy excitation; wavelength 400 nm to 700 nm; Ceramics; Chromium; Crystals; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Energy conversion; Energy exchange; Neodymium; Particle beam optics; Power lasers; Solar energy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location
Munich
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-4080-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192447
Filename
5192447
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