Solid state synthesis and spark-plasma sintering of Yb-doped silicates for ultrafast laser applications

• Main Author: Chan, Pei Ling.
• Other Authors: Dong Zhili
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Ceramic materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15333
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

New materials such as ytterbium doped crystals are the key for developing ultrafast laser technology. The generation of ultrashort pulse is based on the initial evolution of dye lasers followed by mode-locked lasers which leads to the breakthrough of solid state lasers till today’s femtosecond laser...