Investigation of bulk laser damage in transparent YAG ceramics controlled with micro-structural refinement

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7132, Issue , 2008, Pages 713215-

  Kamimura, T ^a   Kawaguchi, Y ^a   Arii, T ^a   Shirai, W ^a   Mikami, T ^b   Okamoto, T ^b   Aung, Yan Lin ^c   Ikesue, A ^c  

^a OSAKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Okamoto Optics Works Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c World Lab Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bulk laser damage; Pore; Scattering defect; YAG ceramics

Indexed keywords

BULK LASER DAMAGE; BULK LASERS; HIGH QUALITIES; LASER DAMAGE RESISTANCES; LASER DAMAGE THRESHOLDS; LOW QUALITIES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; ND:YAG CERAMICS; PORE; SCATTERING DENSITIES; STRUCTURAL DEFECTS; YAG CERAMICS;

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DEFECTS; LASER DAMAGE; LASERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SCATTERING; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRUCTURAL CERAMICS;

DEFECT DENSITY;

EID: 62149108938     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.804416     Document Type: Conference Paper

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