Laser Cooling Medium
State-of-the-art industrial lasers are currently cooled by a solid laser medium. By replacing the solid cooling medium by a liquid cooling medium the heat transmission can be enhanced which directly boosts the performance of the laser. The proper dispersion of suitable nanoparticles will optimize the cooling capacity of the medium.
Industry
Industrial lasers.
Field
High power solid state lasers.
Product
Transparent neodymium oxide laser medium.
Problem
Insufficient cooling of state-of-the-art solid laser media.
Innovation potential
Replacing current media by a liquid nanoparticle dispersion.
Solution
Development of a neodymium oxide dispersion with sufficient stability and transparency.
Result
Neodymium oxide dispersion with a particle size of < 10 nm. Dispersion is fully transparent.