A CW pulsed
laser emitting radiation from excited
Nd3+
principally occurring around

(the precise position depends on the matrix). The
Nd3+
is present as a
dopant in suitable crystals (e.g. yttrium–aluminium garnet,
YAG) or in suitable glasses (phosphate, silicate, etc.).
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2256
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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