5.5 J pyrotechnically pumped Nd3+:Y3Al5O12 ceramic laser

✍ Scribed by A. A. Kaminskii; S. N. Bagayev; K. Ueda; K. Takaichi; H. Yagi; T. Yanagitani

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 181 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1612-2011
• DOI: 10.1002/lapl.200510073

✦ Synopsis

We report on a high-energy ceramic
Nd^3+^:Y~3~Al~5~O~12~ laser. Under the pyrotechnic
explosion pumping, quasi-CW output power of about 1.1 KW (≈5.5 J) at 1.06415 μm wavelength (^4^F~3/2~ →
^4^I~11/2~ lasing channel) was achieved. Pyrotechnically
pumped crystalline lasers are characterized by low size and cost,
and the highest reported ratio of output energy to their weight.