Title :
Oscillation Property of Rod-Type Nd/Cr:YAG Ceramic Lasers with Quasi-Solar Pumping
Author :
Saiki, Taku ; Motokoshi, Shinji ; Imasaki, Kazuo ; Fujita, Hisanori ; Nakatsuka, Masahiro ; Izawa, Yasukazu ; Yamanaka, Chiyoe
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Laser Technol., Osaka
Abstract :
We observed laser oscillations of rod-type Nd/Cr:YAG ceramics experimentally pumped using an arc-metal-halide lamp having a similar spectrum to solar light. An high optical-optical conversion efficiency of 43% was obtained by Cr ions co-doping.
Keywords :
arc lamps; ceramics; chromium; laser beams; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; oscillations; solid lasers; YAG:Cr,Nd; arc-metal-halide lamp; efficiency 43 percent; laser oscillation property; optical-optical conversion efficiency; quasisolar pumping; rod-type ceramic lasers; Ceramics; Lamps; Laser excitation; Neodymium; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Space power stations;
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.2007.4452870
