Title :
Ceramic solid state lasers
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Laser Sci., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Modern ceramic technology made it possible to develop laser-quality and scalable full-transparent ceramic materials from nano-crystalline powder. The optical quality of ceramic materials is growing step-by-step. We have developed a modern technique for the laser quality ceramic materials. The Nd:YAG ceramics is already recognized as the real laser material for industrial lasers. They demonstrated high efficiency (optical-to-optical efficiency of 60%) and high power (1.7 kW) in cw mode.
Keywords :
ceramics; laser beams; nanostructured materials; neodymium; optical materials; solid lasers; 1.7 kW; 60 percent; Nd:YAG ceramics; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; ceramic solid state laser; ceramic technology; industrial laser; laser material; laser power; laser quality; nanocrystalline powder; optical quality; optical-to-optical efficiency; scalable full-transparent ceramic material; Ceramics; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical materials; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567790
