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Laser ceramic materials for subpicosecond solid-state lasers using Nd 3 + -doped mixed scandium garnets

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Abstract

We have successfully developed and demonstrated broadband emission Nd-doped mixed scandium garnets based on laser ceramic technology. The inhomogeneous broadening of Nd3+ fluorescence lines results in a bandwidth above 5nm that is significantly broader than that for Nd:YAG and enables subpicosecond mode-locked pulse durations. We have also found the emission cross section of 7.8×1020cm2 to be adequate for efficient energy extraction and thermal conductivity of 4.7W/mK from these new Nd-doped laser ceramics. The new laser ceramics are good candidates for laser host material in a diode-pumped subpicosecond laser system with high efficiency and high repetition rate.

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