Superior Thermal Shock Resistance of Neodymium-Alumina (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Superior Thermal Shock Resistance of Neodymium-Alumina

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Neodymium-alumina (left) shows no signs of cracking at 40 Watts applied optical pumping at 808 nm, while neodymium-YAG (right) cracks at 25 Watts.

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Elias Penilla

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