Published 1987 | Version v1
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Nd:Cr:GSGG, will it replace Nd:YAG

Creators

  • 1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., Univ. of California, P.O. Box 5508, L-490, Livermore, CA (USA)

Description

Gadolinium scandium gallium garnet (GSGG) codoped with neodymium (Nd) and chromium (Cr) is a new laser material that can make more efficient lasers. The author compares it to Nd-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) for two types of systems: large zig-zag slab lasers and small rod lasers. Nd:Cr:GSGG has a significant advantage over Nd:YAG in large systems because of its high efficiency and availability in large sizes. In small rod systems, though, the larger thermal lensing and birefringence in Nd:Cr:GSGG make it less desirable than Nd:YAG from an optical standpoint, but its high efficiency means that laser system size and weight can be reduced. The author reviews progress in obtaining large Nd:Cr:GSGG slabs. In this effort, Allied-Signal Corp. has successfully grown 5-inch diameter Nd:Cr:GSGG boules

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Publishing Information

Publisher
SPIE Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
Imprint Place
Bellingham, WA (USA)
Imprint Title
New slab and solid-state laser technologies and applications
Journal Page Range
p. 22-28.

Conference

Title
OE/LASE '87.
Dates
11-16 Jan 1987.
Place
Los Angeles, CA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20071548
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM; CHROMIUM; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CRYSTAL DOPING; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DOPED MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FABRICATION; GADOLINIUM; GALLIUM; GARNETS; MATERIALS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLATES; REFRACTION; REVIEWS; RODS; SCANDIUM; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; YTTRIUM
Descriptors DEC
AMPLIFIERS; CONVERSION; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; LASERS; METALS; MINERALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RARE EARTHS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLID STATE LASERS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS