Poster, 2022, ENG

Transparent ceramic Yb:YAG gain medium for high-energy lasers: process optimisation through the use of sintering aids

Jan Hostasa, Mariastefania De Vido, Andreana Piancastelli, Danielle Clarke, Gary Quinn, Valentina Biasini, Laura Esposito, and Paul D. Mason

1CNR-ISTEC, National Research Council, Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, Via Granarolo, 64 48018 Faenza (RA), Italy 2STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Central Laser Facility, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK 3Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK

Ceramic Yb:YAG is a suitable gain medium candidate for high-energy lasers. The use of a combination of TEOS and MgO sintering aids led to uniform microstructure independently on the increase of thickness. Samples were thoroughly characterised.

Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference | Laser Congress, ASSL 2022, Barcellona, Spagna, 11-12/12/2022

Keywords

ceramici trasparenti, transparent ceramics, yag, laser, sintering, sinterizzazione, optical materials, materiali

CNR authors

Esposito Laura, Hostasa Jan, Biasini Valentina, Piancastelli Andreana

CNR institutes

ISSMC – Istituto di Scienza, Tecnologia e Sostenibilità per lo Sviluppo dei Materiali Ceramici