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Ceramic lasers /

Until recently, ceramic materials were considered unsuitable for optics due to the numerous scattering sources, such as grain boundaries and residual pores. However, in the 1990s the technology to generate a coherent beam from ceramic materials was developed, and a highly efficient laser oscillation...

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Main Author: Ikesue, Akio, 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Laser materials.
Ceramic materials.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.1. Research background
  • 1.2. Technical problems of melt-growth single crystals
  • 1.3. Technical problems of ceramics
  • 1.4. Purpose of this research
  • 1.5. Outline of the book
  • References
  • 2.1. Interaction of quantum systems with electromagnetic radiation (radiation absorption and emission processes in quantum systems)
  • 2.2. Solid-state lasers
  • 2.3. The flow of excitation inside the laser material
  • 2.4. Laser emission processes
  • 2.5. The spatial distribution of the de-excitation processes
  • 2.6. Thermal field inside the pumped laser material and thermal effects
  • 2.7. Performance scaling of solid-state lasers
  • 2.8. The laser material
  • References
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Microstructure and optical characteristics of Nd:YAG processed by HIP (hot isostatic pressing)
  • References
  • 4.1. Current status of single crystal technology
  • 4.2. Requirements for sesquioxide ceramic lasers
  • 4.3. Synthesis of optical grade sesquioxide ceramics
  • 4.4. Optical quality and laser performance
  • References
  • 5.1. Production of heavily doped Nd:YAG and lasing characteristics
  • 5.2. Effect of impurity (Si) on Nd solid-melt in YAG ceramics
  • References
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Experimental procedure
  • 6.3. Results
  • 6.4. Discussion
  • 6.5. Summary
  • References
  • 7.1.Composite technology
  • 7.2. Ceramic fiber laser
  • 7.3. Single crystal ceramics produced by sintering
  • 7.4. Summary
  • References
  • 8.1. Garnet system materials
  • 8.2. Perovskite system materials
  • 8.3. Non-oxide system (II-VI compound) materials
  • 8.4. Fluoride system materials
  • 8.5. Applications in the fields of biotechnology and medical technology
  • 8.6. High intensity lasers for engine ignition
  • 8.7. Investigation of solid-state lasers as solar pump lasers
  • References
  • References
  • 10.1. Structural characterization of doped ceramics by optical spectroscopy
  • 10.2. The quantum states of the doping ions
  • 10.3. Radiative and non-radiative de-excitation processes
  • 10.4. Distribution of the doping ions in ceramics
  • 10.5. Conversion of excitation in doped ceramics
  • 10.6. Conclusions from high resolution optical spectroscopy of laser ceramics
  • References
  • 11.1. Pumping schemes
  • 11.2. Radiative and non-radiative processes in ceramics
  • 11.3. Ceramic laser materials and components
  • 11.4. Ceramic lasers
  • 11.5. Concluding remarks: the state of the art and directions of development of ceramic lasers
  • References.

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