Comparison between tape casting YAG/Nd:YAG/YAG and Nd:YAG ceramic lasers

A comparison between composite YAG/Nd:YAG/YAG ceramic and traditional non-composite Nd:YAG ceramic was demonstrated in this paper. It was proved that YAG/Nd:YAG/YAG ceramic had a better thermal diffusion ability when compared to Nd:YAG ceramic. The laser performance of continuous-wave operation between these two ceramics was investigated.