Transparent ceramics have various potential applications such as infrared (IR)
windows/domes, lamp envelopes, opto-electric components/devices, composite armors, and …

Abstract Sesquioxide ceramics (Y 2 O 3, Lu 2 O 3 and Sc 2 O 3) along with their solid
solutions show great potential as hosts for solid-state laser gain materials due to their great …

Transparent ceramics have been in the spotlight as advanced optical ceramic materials for
the last two decades, both as optically transparent materials with excellent mechanical …

We have demonstrated the continuous-wave operation of a highly efficient 2.8 μm Er-doped
Lu_2O_3 ceramic laser at room temperature. An Er: Lu_2O_3 ceramic with a doping …

Various content of neodymia Nd: Y2O3 (Nd: 0.5–5.0 at.%) transparent ceramics were
fabricated by vacuum sintering. The prepared Nd: Y2O3 ceramics exhibit high transmittance …

Nd3+ doped Lu2O3 crystal has been suggested to be potential gain medium for high-power
solid-state lasers due to the high thermal conductivity, low phonon energy and excellent …

We report the first demonstration of laser oscillation of two close IR emission lines at 1076.3
nm and 1080.5 nm using a 1% Nd 3+-doped Lu 2 O 3 transparent ceramics fabricated by the …

Developing efficient strategies to fabricate planar photoluminescence scintillators is of great
importance to explore X-ray detectors with new platform. Rare-earth (RE) doped Lu 2 O 3 …

We have demonstrated a highly efficient 2.8 μm Er-doped Lu_2O_3 ceramic laser and
investigated the lasing dynamics by time-resolved spectroscopy. During room-temperature …

Abstract Dense ceramics of Ln: Lu 2 O 3 (Ln= Pr, Eu, Tb, Dy) were obtained using spark
plasma sintering (SPS) from co-precipitated nanocrystalline powders. X-ray diffraction …