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We produce composite ceramic laser elements Nd3+:YAG/Cr4+:YAG using two different methods, i.e., (1) layer-by-layer uniaxial pressing in a metallic mold with sequential addition of appropriate portions of the powder; (2) stacking and pressing of previously uniaxially pressed tablets in a cold isostatic press. In lasers where composite ceramic Nd3+:YAG/Cr4+:YAG elements are used together with longitudinal diode pumping, we obtain the lasing regime for both types of active elements at a wavelength of 1,064 nm in the Q-switch mode. Lasers with ceramic composites produced by stacking and cold isostatic pressing of the previously pressed tablets demonstrate a slope efficiency (~30–33%) even higher than lasers with crystalline saturable absorber (~21%). Lasers based on ceramic composites manufactured by layer-by-layer pressing of powders have an efficiency of ~11–19%. Composites made by stacking and cold isostatic pressing of the previously pressed tablets demonstrate a generation threshold close to those in lasers with crystalline saturable absorbers.
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Balashov, V.V., Bezotosnyi, V.V., Cheshev, E.A. et al. Composite Ceramic Nd3+:YAG/Cr4+:YAG Laser Elements. J Russ Laser Res 40, 237–242 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-019-09795-3
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