Direct ink write fabrication of transparent ceramic gain media

Jones, Ivy Krystal; Seeley, Zachary M.; Cherepy, Nerine J.; Duoss, Eric B.; Payne, Stephen A.

doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2017.10.005

Title: Direct ink write fabrication of transparent ceramic gain media

Journal Article · 05 November 2018 · Optical Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2017.10.005 · OSTI ID:1438790

Jones, Ivy Krystal ^[1]; Seeley, Zachary M. ^[1]; Cherepy, Nerine J. ^[1]; Duoss, Eric B. ^[1]; Payne, Stephen A. ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Solid-state laser gain media based on the garnet structure with two spatially distinct but optically contiguous regions have been fabricated. Transparent gain media comprised of a central core of Y_2.97Nd_0.03Al_5.00O_12.00 (Nd:YAG) and an undoped cladding region of Y₃Al₅O₁₂ (YAG) were fabricated by direct ink write and transparent ceramic processing. Direct ink write (DIW) was employed to form the green body, offering a general route to preparing functionally structured solid-state laser gain media. Lastly, fully-dense transparent optical ceramics in a “top hat” geometry with YAG/Nd:YAG have been fabricated by DIW methods with optical scatter at 1064 nm of <3%/cm.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1438790

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-736260

Journal Information:: Optical Materials, Journal Name: Optical Materials Journal Issue: C Vol. 75; ISSN 0925-3467

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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