Thermo-chemical strengthening of Nd:YAG laser rods

Revital Feldman; Yehoshua Shimony; Steven Jackel; Izhak Levy; Yuval Golan

doi:10.1117/12.667983

17 April 2006 Thermo-chemical strengthening of Nd:YAG laser rods

Revital Feldman, Yehoshua Shimony, Steven Jackel, Izhak Levy, Yuval Golan

Proceedings Volume 6190, Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers II; 619019 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667983
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2006, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

High power Nd:YAG laser rods may easily exceed their fracture strength as a result of thermally induced tensile stress. Strengthening of such rods is achievable by wet chemical etching in concentrated orthophosphoric acid, or in a mixture of phosphoric and sulfuric acids, at elevated temperatures. In the present study, the etching rates of Nd:YAG in both etchants were determined as a function of temperature. The calibration curves thus obtained enabled the controlled removal of the outer "damaged" layer of lasing elements. Four-point flexture strength measurements were performed on deep etched and on non-etched YAG slabs. The measurements showed a 3.5 fold increase in the strength of the etched slabs. Weibull analysis treatment was done on the basis of our fracture data.

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Revital Feldman, Yehoshua Shimony, Steven Jackel, Izhak Levy, and Yuval Golan "Thermo-chemical strengthening of Nd:YAG laser rods", Proc. SPIE 6190, Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers II, 619019 (17 April 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667983

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