| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T22: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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Solid-state Optical Materials and Luminescence Properties
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| Presentation Title |
Polycrystalline Ceramics for Lasers: Current Potential and Limits |
| Author(s) |
Rémy Boulesteix, Florian Delaunay, Lucas Viers, Alexandre Maitre |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Rémy Boulesteix |
| Abstract Scope |
Polycrystalline transparent ceramics are materials produced by shaping and sintering of powders. They have the advantage of combining the physico-chemical properties of single crystals and the flexibility of composition and geometry offered by ceramic processes. They thus allow new perspectives (large sizes, varied compositions, composition gradients, etc.) opening the way to new applications and/or improvements in the performance of current devices. This work aims to present the main processes suitable for controlling the microstructure, geometry and architecture of ceramic-based optical components. The application of this approach to ceramics based on YAG:Nd3+, YAG:Ho3+ or even Lu2O3:Ho3+ used as a solid laser amplifying media will be presented and their performance discussed with regard to the process parameters. |