Densification and microstructure evolution of Cr4+,Nd3+:YAG transparent ceramics for self-Q-switched laser

Ceramics International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1675-1679

  Li, Jiang ^a,b   Wu, Yusong ^a,b   Pan, Yubai ^a   Kou, Huamin ^a   Shi, Yun ^a,b   Guo, Jingkun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cr,Nd:YAG ceramic; Densification; Microstructure; Solid state reaction

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CHROMIUM; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL DESIGN;

CR,ND:YAG CERAMIC; DENSIFICATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTIONS; ND:YAG CERAMICS; SOLID-STATE REACTION; SOLID-STATE REACTIONS; VACUUM SINTERING;

SINTERING;

EID: 48349093540     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2007.07.019     Document Type: Article

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