Effect of microstructural features on the laser efficiency of Nd{sup 3+}:Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5}O{sub 12} ceramics

doi:10.1070/QE2015V045N09ABEH015862

Title: Effect of microstructural features on the laser efficiency of Nd{sup 3+}:Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5}O{sub 12} ceramics

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The optical properties and microstructure of transparent Nd{sup 3+}:Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5}O{sub 12} ceramics synthesised by different reactive sintering routes are studied. It is found that the residual porosity of optical ceramics is directly related to the homogeneity of the microstructure of initial compacts, which can be estimated by the existence of particle agglomerates larger than 1 mm in initial nanopowders. A qualitative correlation is established between the residual porosity, the optical losses and the lasing slope efficiency of Nd{sup 3+}:Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5}O{sub 12} ceramics. The maximum laser efficiency (η = 49%) was observed in the samples with the lowest porosity (2.3 × 10{sup -3} vol %). (lasers)

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Vorona, I O; Yavetskiy, R P; Tolmachev, A V; Shpilinskaya, O L ^[1]; Jiang Li; Yubai Pan ^[2]; Voznyy, V L ^[3]

Institute for Single Crystals of NAS of Ukraine (Ukraine)
Key Laboratory of Transparent and Opto-functional Advanced Inorganic Materials, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050 (China)
Specialized Enterprise 'Holography' Ltd, Kiev (Ukraine)

Publication Date:: 2015-09-30

OSTI Identifier:: 22551182

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 45; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7818

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; AGGLOMERATION; CERAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; LASERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURES; NEODYMIUM IONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POROSITY; POWDERS; SINTERING; SYNTHESIS

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                    Vorona, I O, Yavetskiy, R P, Tolmachev, A V, Shpilinskaya, O L, Jiang Li, Yubai Pan, and Voznyy, V L. Effect of microstructural features on the laser efficiency of Nd{sup 3+}:Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5}O{sub 12} ceramics.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Vorona, I O, Yavetskiy, R P, Tolmachev, A V, Shpilinskaya, O L, Jiang Li, Yubai Pan, & Voznyy, V L. Effect of microstructural features on the laser efficiency of Nd{sup 3+}:Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5}O{sub 12} ceramics.  United States.  doi:10.1070/QE2015V045N09ABEH015862.

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                    Vorona, I O, Yavetskiy, R P, Tolmachev, A V, Shpilinskaya, O L, Jiang Li, Yubai Pan, and Voznyy, V L. Wed .  
        "Effect of microstructural features on the laser efficiency of Nd{sup 3+}:Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5}O{sub 12} ceramics".  United States.  doi:10.1070/QE2015V045N09ABEH015862.

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@article{osti_22551182,

  title        = {Effect of microstructural features on the laser efficiency of Nd{sup 3+}:Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5}O{sub 12} ceramics},

  author       = {Vorona, I O and Yavetskiy, R P and Tolmachev, A V and Shpilinskaya, O L and Jiang Li and Yubai Pan and Voznyy, V L},

  abstractNote = {The optical properties and microstructure of transparent Nd{sup 3+}:Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5}O{sub 12} ceramics synthesised by different reactive sintering routes are studied. It is found that the residual porosity of optical ceramics is directly related to the homogeneity of the microstructure of initial compacts, which can be estimated by the existence of particle agglomerates larger than 1 mm in initial nanopowders. A qualitative correlation is established between the residual porosity, the optical losses and the lasing slope efficiency of Nd{sup 3+}:Y{sub 3}Al{sub 5}O{sub 12} ceramics. The maximum laser efficiency (η = 49%) was observed in the samples with the lowest porosity (2.3 × 10{sup -3} vol %). (lasers)},

  doi          = {10.1070/QE2015V045N09ABEH015862},

  journal      = {Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)},

  issn         = {1063-7818},

  number       = 9,

  volume       = 45,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2015},

  month        = {9}

}

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