Ceramic Nd³⁺:Cr³⁺:YAG laser pumped by high power concentrated solar flux

Abstract

Recently, fabrication of new laser materials with broadband absorption spectrum by ceramic technology allowed to receive the effective generation of coherent lights at lamp pumping. Due to this has appeared the new perspective opportunities for creation of high-efficient solar pumped lasers on the Nd 3+ :Cr 3+ :YAG ceramics. In this paper the possibility of application of the Nd 3+ : Cr 3+ :YAG ceramics for pumping by concentrated solar flux of the Big Solar Furnace with 1 MW power is considered.