After a brief examination of known insulating laser crystals and the stimulated emission
channels of their generating activator ions, this article reviews recent advances in the …

The tremendous interest in the field of waveguide lasers in the past two decades is largely
attributed to the geometry of the gain medium, which provides the possibility to store optical …

The field of optically pumped planar waveguide lasers has seen a rapid development over
the last two decades driven by the requirements of a range of applications. This sustained …

This review takes a look at the historical development of the dielectric planar waveguide
laser leading to key state-of-the-art technologies that fall within this broad subject area …

After a brief examination of known insulating laser crystals and the stimulated emission
channels of their generating activator ions, this article reviews recent advances in the …

Near-infrared luminescent rare-earth organic complexes have attracted intensive attention in
the field of optical waveguide amplification. However, their optical gains were commonly …

Neodymium-doped aluminum oxide films with a range of Nd 3+ concentrations are
deposited on silicon wafers by reactive co-sputtering, and single-mode channel waveguides …

The numerical simulation of polymer laser ablation is essential for applications such as laser
propulsion and laser deposition. Based on the pyrolysis effect of polymers, this paper …

The near-infrared to visible upconversion properties of nanocrystalline Gd3Ga5O12: Er3+ (1
and 5%) were studied following excitation of the 4I9/2 exited state with 800 nm radiation …

Nanocrystalline powders of undoped and lanthanide (Pr 3+, Tm 3+)-doped gadolinium
gallium garnet, Gd 3 Ga 5 O 12 (GGG), were prepared by propellant synthesis and studied …