Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Fabrication and Laser Output of Transparent Yb:YAG Ceramic

WU Yu-Song1,3, PAN Yu-Bai1, LI Jiang1,3, JIANG Ben-Xue2,3, XU Jun2, LIU Qian1, GUO Jing-Kun1   

  1. 1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China; 2. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China; 3. Graduate University of The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2006-11-02 Revised:2006-12-07 Published:2007-11-20 Online:2007-11-20

Abstract: High-quality Yb:YAG ceramics were successfully prepared. The grains distribute evenly and the size is about 10μm. There are no pores and impurities in or between the grains. All the elements distribute evenly in the ceramic and they are with the same content in different grains and boundries. The transmittance of 4mm thick sample reaches 80%. Their continuous output power is 268mW obtained at wavelength of 1030nm, when pumped by LD.

Key words: transparent ceramics, Yb:YAG, optical properties, laser output

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