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We report on the generation of continuous wave lasers at a wavelength of ∼1064 nm in a Nd:YAG ceramic waveguide at room temperature. The waveguide was fabricated by using 6 MeV carbon ion implantation at a fluence of 3×1014 ions/cm2. Laser operation has been realized with a slope efficiency as high as ∼11%. The pump threshold of an 808-nm laser beam for the waveguide laser oscillation is 19.5 mW.
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Tan, Y., Zhang, C., Chen, F. et al. Room-temperature continuous wave laser oscillations in Nd:YAG ceramic waveguides produced by carbon ion implantation. Appl. Phys. B 103, 837–840 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-4260-y
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