Parameter mapping survey on optimized sensitizing effect of Ce/Cr/Nd: YAG material for solar-pumped solid-state lasers

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作者
Fujioka, Kana [1 ]
Saiki, Taku [2 ]
Motokoshi, Shinji [3 ]
Fujimoto, Yasushi [1 ]
Fujita, Hisanori [1 ]
Nakatsuka, Masahiro [3 ]
机构
[1] Osaka Univ, Inst Laser Engn, Suita, Osaka 5650871, Japan
[2] Kansai Univ, Fac Engn Sci, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Suita, Osaka 5648680, Japan
[3] Inst Laser Technol, Nishi Ku, Osaka 5500004, Japan
关键词
Solar-pumped solid-state laser; Ce/Cr/Nd YAG; Ceramics; Sol-gel powder; YTTRIUM-ALUMINUM-GARNET; METAL-HALIDE-LAMP; ENERGY-TRANSFER; CERAMIC LASER; CR; ND; LUMINESCENCE; EFFICIENCY; IONS; Y3AL5O12;
D O I
10.1016/j.jlumin.2013.04.040
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We investigated the optimized sensitizing effect of Ce/Cr/Nd:YAG material for solar-pumped solid-state lasers using the sol-gel synthetic YAG powder method. After a parameter mapping survey on Ce3+ and Cr3+ additives in Nd:YAG for the sensitizing effect on sunlight, we found that the most efficient composition of Ce/Cr/Nd:YAG is where Ce3+ and Cr3+ were 0.9 and 8.0 mol% respectively, when the Nd3+ concentration was 1.0 mol% and the sensitizing effect of the optimized Ce/Cr/Nd:YAG was increased four times more than the Cr/Nd:YAG one. This result indicates that Ce3+ can work as an effective sensitizer to Nd3+ and optimized Ce/Cr/Nd:YAG ceramics can be useful to construct a space solar power system using a laser in space. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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