DocumentCode
422104
Title
Fabrication and laser performance of polycrystal and single crystal Nd:YAG by advanced ceramic processing
Author
Ikesue, A. ; Yoda, T. ; Nakayama, S. ; Yoshida, K.
Author_Institution
Res. & Dev. Lab., Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Nagoya, Japan
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
We report the first demonstration of polycrystalline, Nd-doped YAG ceramics with almost perfect pore-free structure and Nd-doped single crystal by advanced ceramic processing. We obtain optical slope efficiencies of 57% with these microchip ceramics lasers.
Keywords
ceramics; microchip lasers; neodymium; optical fabrication; optical materials; yttrium compounds; 57 percent; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; advanced ceramic processing; laser performance; microchip ceramics lasers; optical slope efficiencies;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1361571
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