Integrated analysis of non-linear loss mechanisms in Yb: YAG ceramics for laser applications

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2273-2281

  Esposito, Laura ^a   Epicier, Thierry ^b   Serantoni, Marina ^c   Piancastelli, Andreana ^a   Alderighi, Daniele ^d   Pirri, Angela ^d   Toci, Guido ^d   Vannini, Matteo ^d   Anghel, Sergiu ^e   Boulon, Georges ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR CERAMICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c Daunia Solar Cell Srl ^*  (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Grain boundaries; Laser YAG based ceramics; Microstructure; Optical properties

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC SAMPLES; COMMERCIAL SAMPLE; CRYSTALLINE SILICATES; DISPERSANTS; HIGH EXCITATION LEVELS; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; LASER CHARACTERIZATION; LOSS MECHANISMS; MATERIAL MICROSTRUCTURES; NANOMETRIC SCALE; OPTICAL QUALITIES; REACTIVE SINTERING; SEM ANALYSIS; STATE OF THE ART; TEM ANALYSIS; YAG;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; LASER EXCITATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SILICATES; SINTERING; YTTERBIUM;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860547153     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.02.047     Document Type: Article

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