title: Optical properties and Faraday effect of ceramic terbium gallium garnet for a room temperature Faraday rotator.
abstract: The optical properties, Faraday effect and Verdet constant of ceramic terbium gallium garnet (TGG) have been measured at 1064 nm, and were found to be similar to those of single crystal TGG at room temperature. Observed optical characteristics, laser induced bulk-damage threshold and optical scattering properties of ceramic TGG were compared with those of single crystal TGG. Ceramic TGG is a promising Faraday material for high-average-power YAG lasers, Yb fiber lasers and high-peak power glass lasers for inertial fusion energy drivers.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. hideyo@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hidetsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Koji
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authors.lastname: Tsubakimoto
authors.forename: Yasushi
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authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Katsuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Noriaki
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authors.lastname: Miyanaga
authors.forename: Hoshiteru
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authors.lastname: Nozawa
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Takagimi
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authors.lastname: Yanagitani
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita