Title :
Synthesis and Performance of Advanced Ceramic Lasers
Author :
Ikesue, A. ; Aung, Yan Lin
Author_Institution :
World-Labo Co. Ltd., Nagoya
Abstract :
We demonstrated not only high-efficiency laser generation from polycrystalline Nd:YAG ceramics for the first time, but succeeded in fabrication of high-functional ceramic lasers such as composite, fiber, micro-sphere, and single crystal by sintering method etc.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; ceramics; niobium; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; Y3Al5O12:Nd; advanced ceramic lasers; composite laser; fiber laser; high-efficiency laser; high-functional ceramic lasers; microsphere laser; single crystal laser; Ceramics; Crystalline materials; Fiber lasers; Grain boundaries; Laser sintering; Optical device fabrication; Optical materials; Optical scattering; Powders; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452868