Laser peening is a surface enhancement technique used to improve the mechanical properties of materials, particularly metals. It involves the use of high-energy laser pulses to generate shockwaves on the surface of a material. These shockwaves...

Laser active elements typically refers to the substances or materials within a laser system that play a critical role in the...

A solid-state laser using yttrium aluminum garnet as the matrix material, doped with neodymium (Nd:YAG).

A diode-pumped solid-state laser (DPSSL) is a type of laser system that uses semiconductor diode lasers to pump energy into...

Laser marking is a process in which a laser beam is used to mark or engrave a surface by altering its properties or...

Literally, neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet. A cylindrical rod of yttrium-aluminum-garnet doped with neodymium that is the...

A laser crystal, also known as an active medium or gain medium, is a solid-state material used in the construction of...

The use of a small ultrastable master oscillator (a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser) to achieve single-frequency operation of a...

Nd:YAG laser refers to a solid-state laser that utilizes neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:Y3Al5O12) as the gain...

A device in which slab geometry internally compensates for thermal-optic distortion; the solid host material -- glass or...

Laser ablation is a process that involves the removal or erosion of material from a target surface using laser energy. This...

A series of capacitors and inductors connected to the flashlamp in a pumped Nd:YAG laser system in order to regulate the...

The process of perforating a silicon or ceramic substrate with a series of tiny holes along which it will break. Nd:YAG or...

The process of subjecting glass to temperature cycling to produce physico-chemical reactions that alter its properties....

In a solid-state laser, the material (Nd:YAG, Nd:glass, ruby) in which lasing action takes place.

A solid-state laser is a type of laser that uses a solid gain medium (as opposed to a liquid or gas) to produce coherent...