Title :
Efficient amplification of Nd3+/Cr3+:YAG ceramic lasers based on cross-relaxation under solar-pumping
Author :
Saiki, T. ; Fujioka, K. ; Nakatsuka, M. ; Iida, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Kansai Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
Efficient lasers as energy transfer devices from broadband solar light to coherent laser light have been developed recently. Research on efficient amplification of Nd3+/Cr3+:YAG ceramics based on cross-relaxation pumped by white light was performed.
Keywords :
ceramics; chromium; light coherence; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd,Cr; amplification; broadband solar light; ceramic lasers; coherent laser light; cross-relaxation pumping; energy transfer devices; solar-pumping; white light; Ceramics; Fluorescence; Ions; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
