Efficient resonantly pumped tape cast composite ceramic Er:YAG laser at 1645 nm.
Laser operation of a composite ceramic Er:YAG rod is demonstrated at 1645 nm with a slope efficiency of 56.9% under resonant pumping at 1532.3 nm. This is believed to be the first reported composite ceramic Er:YAG laser and also the first reported use of a tape cast technique for producing laser ceramics.
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U.S. Army Research Laboratory, RDRL-SEE-O, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783, USA.
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Kupp
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Messing
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Dubinskii
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