ND:CE:YAG CRYSTAL CAN BE FUN FOR ANYONE

Pumping at 460 nm was made possible with the Ce three + co-dopant that allows transfer of excitations around to Nd three + ions from the YAG lattice. Comparison of these two pumping schemes has permitted for a radical analysis with the functionality and performance of this laser process. QCW output energies as higher as eighteen mJ/pulse are report