Submicron-grained Yb:Lu 2 O 3 transparent ceramics with lasing quality

Danlei Yin, Jie Ma, Peng Liu, Bingqing Yao, Jun Wang*, Zhili Dong, Ling Bing Kong, Dingyuan Tang

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Abstract

We report on our recent progress of fabricating Yb 3+ -doped Lu 2 O 3 transparent ceramics for 1 μm solid-state laser application. Well-dispersed 3.3 at.% Yb:Lu 2 O 3 nanopowders were synthesized using a co-precipitation method. Without using any sintering aids, the Yb:Lu 2 O 3 nanopowders could be densified by vacuum sintering at 1500°C/10 hours followed by HIPing at 1480°C/4 hours. Such obtained Yb:Lu 2 O 3 ceramics had not only dense microstructure and submicron grain size of about 0.6 μm, but also in-line transmission of 80.0% at 600 nm. Preliminary continuous wave (CW) laser experiments with an uncoated Yb:Lu 2 O 3 ceramic slab have demonstrated highly efficient CW laser oscillation at 1079.8 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2587-2592
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume102
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2019
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

Keywords

  • Lutetium oxide
  • solid-state lasers
  • submicron grains
  • transparent ceramics

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