Combinatorial Production and Processing of Oxide Nanopowders for Transparent, Ceramic Lasers

Abstract

Since the discovery of transparent polycrystalline alumina by Coble in 1962, transparent and translucent alumina and yttria based ceramics have achieved a significant presence in our everyday lives because of their utility in sodium (and metal halide) vapor lamp envelopes used for example in street lights (automotive lighting). More recently, transparent ceramic scintillators have replaced photographic film in most medical X-ray imaging equipment. Although known for 30 years, transparent ceramic lasers have only recently been shown to offer power outputs superior to single crystal lasers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475246

Entities

People

  • Richard M Laine
  • Stephen C. Rand

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystallography
  • Crystals
  • Laser Applications
  • Lasers
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition