Materials processing tricks enable engineers to create new laser material
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 01:20
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.