Fluorescence emission enhancement of transparent Nd:YSAG ceramics by Sc2O3 doping

  • Tao Feng
  • , Jianlin Shi*
  • , Jiyang Chen
  • , Danyu Jiang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Up to 40% substitution of scandium for aluminum in YAG ceramics has been achieved, and the transparent Nd-doped Y3ScxAl(5-x)O12 (Nd:YSAG) ceramics were successfully fabricated by sintering nanosized powder compacts under H2 atmosphere. It was found that 40% scandium substitution for aluminum can significantly enhance the light-emission intensity around 1064 nm of the Nd:YSAG ceramics by 2-3 times as compared with Nd:YAG single crystal without Sc2O3 doping when pumped with the same 808 nm diode laser. In addition, the material was found to have prolonged fluorescence lifetime.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2134-2137
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Volume22
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2005
Externally publishedYes

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