Yttralox Ceramic Laser

The long range goal of the current program is to develop the necessary technology for reproducibly fabricating a laser host material with both high peak and high average power characteristics. During the first year's contract, the overall goal was to evaluate Yttralox (90% Y(2)O(3), 10% ThO(2)...

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Main Authors: Greskovich, C D, Woods, K N
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
CERAMIC MATERIALS
Ceramics, Refractories and Glass
DOPING
LASER MATERIALS
LASERS
Lasers and Masers
MANUFACTURING
NEODYMIUM
NEODYMIUM LASERS
OXIDES
POROSITY
SINTERING
SOLID SOLUTIONS
THORIUM OXIDES
YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
YTTRIUM OXIDES
ZIRCONIUM OXIDES
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Summary:The long range goal of the current program is to develop the necessary technology for reproducibly fabricating a laser host material with both high peak and high average power characteristics. During the first year's contract, the overall goal was to evaluate Yttralox (90% Y(2)O(3), 10% ThO(2) or ZrO(2) in solid solution) ceramic for these characteristics. The major efforts of the first year's contract were to (1) seek to understand the sintering process with respect to the kinetics of porosity change, (2) develop a process to reproducibility fabricate Yttralox of improved optical quality, (3) evaluate Yttralase as a potential laser material by means of optical measurements, and (4) fabricate five laser rods of the best quality possible for delivery to the sponsor. the kinetics of porosity change,