S. M. Vatnik, V. V. Osipov, K. E. Luk'yashin, V. B. Kravchenko, Yu. L. Kopylov, I. A. Vedin, P. F. Kurbatov, “Multiwatt lasing of Nd:YAG laser ceramics containing 0.8% and 1% of Nd”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2014, Volume 44, Number 6,Pages <nobr>585

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Extreme light fields and their applications

Multiwatt lasing of Nd:YAG laser ceramics containing 0.8% and 1% of Nd

S. M. Vatnik^a, V. V. Osipov^b, K. E. Luk'yashin^b, V. B. Kravchenko^c, Yu. L. Kopylov^c, I. A. Vedin^a, P. F. Kurbatov^a

^a Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
^b Institute of Electrophysics, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg
^c Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics, Fryazino Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: The lasing characteristics of 1% Nd:YAG and 0.8% Nd:YAG laser ceramics synthesised, respectively, at the Institute of Electrophysics, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences and at the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Fryazino Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences are studied. Lasing was obtained in all the samples with a slope efficiency from 7% to 25% and a maximum output power exceeding 4 W. Intrinsic absorption and scattering losses in the ceramics are estimated.

Keywords: Nd:YAG laser ceramics, diode pumping, lasing efficiency, transmission spectra.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.70.Hj, 81.05.Je, 42.60.Lh

Received: 03.03.2014
Revised: 18.04.2014