• DocumentCode
    2053850
  • Title

    Passively Q-switched Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG all-ceramics, composite, monolithic micro-lasers with multi-beam output for laser ignition

  • Author

    Pavel, N. ; Tsunekane, M. ; Taira, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Laser Res. Center, Inst. for Mol. Sci., Okazaki, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    22-26 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    This work reports the design and realization, for the first time, of compact, passively Q-switched Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG microlasers with two- and three-beam output, each beam being able to induce air-breakdown in points of adjustable depth and distance.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; ceramics; ignition; laser beams; microcavity lasers; solid lasers; YAG:Cr4+; YAG:Nd; laser ignition; monolithic microlasers; multibeam output; passive Q-switching; three-beam output; two-beam output; Ceramics; Ignition; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Pump lasers; Sparks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0533-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    Pending
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942428
  • Filename
    5942428