Ba(Mg,Zr,Ta)O₃:Nd³⁺fine-grained ceramics: a novel laser-gain material with disordered structure for high-power laser systems

Abstract

Nd3+-ion doped Ba(Mg,Zr,Ta)O3 ceramics is introduced as a new gain crystalline materials for lasers and laser amplifiers. By pumping laser-diode radiation at 300 K its CW stimulated emission at 1.0754 μm wavelength was recorded. Some optical, spectroscopic and mechanical properties were measured as well.