DocumentCode
375815
Title
Efficient laser emission in resonantly pumped highly concentrated Nd:YAG ceramics
Author
Lupei, V. ; Taira, T. ; Pavel, N. ; Shoji, I. ; Lupei, A. ; Ikesue, A.
Author_Institution
Laser Res. Center, Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
Volume
1
fYear
2001
fDate
15-19 July 2001
Abstract
The possibility of using the hot band resonant pump in the emitting level of highly-doped Nd laser materials for construction of efficient solid state lasers is demonstrated with Nd:YAG ceramics of 3.8-at.% Nd.
Keywords
ceramics; laser transitions; neodymium; optical pumping; radiation quenching; solid lasers; 1064 nm; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; crystal field sublevels; efficient laser emission; energy level diagram; highly concentrated Nd:YAG ceramics; highly-doped laser materials; hot band resonant pump; hot band transitions; nonradiative processes; parasitic quantum defect; residual losses; resonantly pumped ceramics; slope efficiency; strong self-quenching; Absorption; Building materials; Ceramics; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Neodymium; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Resonance; Solid lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6738-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967800
Filename
967800
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