DocumentCode
1987328
Title
Laser performance of composite Nd:YAG/Cr:YAG ceramics for laser ignition
Author
Tsunekane, Masaki ; Taira, Takunori
Author_Institution
Inst. for Mol. Sci. (IMS), Okazaki, Japan
fYear
2011
fDate
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Firstpage
641
Lastpage
642
Abstract
Monolithic lasers of composite Nd:YAG/Cr:YAG ceramics with different Nd concentrations and cavity lengths were tested. A passively Q-switched pulse energy of 1.7 mJ with a duration of 313 ps was obtained from a Nd 2.0 at.% doped ceramic.
Keywords
Q-switching; ceramics; chromium; laser beam applications; laser beams; neodymium; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YAG:Cr; YAG:Nd; cavity lengths; ceramics; laser ignition; laser performance; monolithic lasers; passively Q-switched pulse energy; Cavity resonators; Ceramics; Ignition; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Neodymium; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1939-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193818
Filename
6193818
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