A
solid state laser in which the
active medium is a glass host that supports the
active species. The neodymium-doped phosphate glass
laser is one example.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1913
(Nomenclature, symbols, units, and their usage in spectrochemical analysis-XV. Laser-based molecular spectroscopy for chemical analysis - laser fundamentals (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1920