Transparent laser ceramics by stereolithography. (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hostaša, Jan; Schwentenwein, Martin; Toci, Guido; Esposito, Laura; Brouczek, Dominik; Piancastelli, Andreana; Pirri, Angela; Patrizi, Barbara; Vannini, Matteo; Biasini, Valentina
• Is Part Of: Scripta materialia. Number 187(2020)
• Page Start: 194
• Page End: 196
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: Ceramics -- Optical materials -- Stereolithography -- Optical properties -- Laser; Materials -- Periodicals; Metallurgy -- Periodicals; Metalen; Legeringen; Materiaalkunde; Metals, metalworking and machinery industries; Metals; Electronic journals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.06.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-6462

Abstract

Abstract: A lithography-based additive manufacturing technique was used for the first time to produce laser-emitting transparent 10 at.% Yb-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Yb:YAG) ceramics from a mixture of oxide powders as starting materials. The ceramics were densified by vacuum sintering. Output power of more than 2.16 W and a slope efficiency of 17.6% were achieved under quasi-continuous-wave laser pumping. Graphical abstract: Image, graphical abstract