Title :
Small signal gain for Nd/Cr:YAG ceramics at high temperature
Author :
Honda, Yoshiyuki ; Motokoshi, Shinji ; Jitsuno, Takahisa ; Miyanaga, Noriaki ; Fujioka, Kana ; Nakatsuka, Masahiro ; Yoshida, Minoru
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
The gain coefficient of the Nd/Cr:YAG ceramics excited by the absorption line of Cr3+ increased with increasing temperature up to 400 K.
Keywords :
absorption coefficients; ceramics; chromium; high-temperature effects; neodymium; optical materials; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd,Cr; absorption line; ceramics; gain coefficient; high temperature effect; small signal gain; Absorption; Ceramics; Energy exchange; Laser excitation; Probes; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA