LS&T and CMS FY 2004 Feasibility Proposal 04-FS-006-Ceramic Laser Materials Interim Report June 8, 2004.

Soules, T. ; Clapsaddle, B. ; Schaffers, K. ; Landingham, R.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Ceramics;    Laser materials;    Aluminium;    Apertures;    Flexibility;   

RP-ID  :  DE200515011560

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this memo is to give an update on our work on ceramic laser materials--feasibility proposal 04-FS-006. Transparent ceramic materials have several major advantages over single crystals in laser applications including ease and robustness of manufacturing, large apertures, design flexibility, fracture toughness, high activator concentrations, uniformity of composition, no residual stress, and others discussed in the proposal. After a decade of working on making transparent YAG:Nd in 1995 Japanese workers demonstrated samples for the first time that performed as well in lasers as their single crystal counterparts. Since then several laser materials have been made and evaluated. For these reasons, developing ceramic laser materials is the most exciting and futuristic materials topic in today's major solid-state laser conferences.