Materials Processing Tricks Enable Engineers to Create New Laser Material
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 06:40
in Physics & Chemistry
By doping alumina crystals with neodymium ions, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new laser material that is capable of emitting ultra-short, high-power pulses--a combination that could potentially yield smaller, more powerful lasers with superior thermal shock resistance, broad tunability and high-duty cycles.