Composite YAG/Nd:YAG transparent ceramics for high-power lasers

Jiang Li; Wenbin Liu; Jing Liu; Yanping Zeng; Xuewei Ba; Benxue Jiang; Yiqiang Shen; Liang Wang; Guoxi Jin; Qiang Liu; Yubai Pan; Jingkun Guo

doi:10.1117/12.910572

12 January 2012 Composite YAG/Nd:YAG transparent ceramics for high-power lasers

Jiang Li, Wenbin Liu, Jing Liu, Yanping Zeng, Xuewei Ba, Benxue Jiang, Yiqiang Shen, Liang Wang, Guoxi Jin, Qiang Liu, Yubai Pan, Jingkun Guo

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Proceedings Volume 8206, Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2011: Optical Materials for High Power Lasers; 82061Z (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910572
Event: Pacific Rim Laser Damage Symposium: Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, 2011, Shanghai, China

Abstract

Composite YAG/2.0at%Nd:YAG transparent ceramic was fabricated by solid-state reactive sintering a mixture of commercial α-Al₂O₃, Y₂O₃, and Nd₂O₃ powders with tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and MgO as sintering additives. A fully dense YAG/2.0at%Nd:YAG ceramic with an average grain size of ~20μm was obtained by vacuum sintering at 1750°C for 50h. There are almost no pores or second phases present at grain boundaries or inner grains. The in-line transmittance reached 83.6% at the lasing wavelength of 1064nm and 82.0% at 400nm. The porosity of the sample was at the level of several vol ppm. The composite YAG/2.0at%Nd:YAG transparent ceramics are promising to generate high-energy laser.

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Jiang Li, Wenbin Liu, Jing Liu, Yanping Zeng, Xuewei Ba, Benxue Jiang, Yiqiang Shen, Liang Wang, Guoxi Jin, Qiang Liu, Yubai Pan, and Jingkun Guo "Composite YAG/Nd:YAG transparent ceramics for high-power lasers", Proc. SPIE 8206, Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2011: Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, 82061Z (12 January 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910572

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