Gadolinium yttrium garnet

Gadolinium Yttrium Garnet (Gd:YAG) is a variation of Nd:YAG with microwave and laser applications.

Solid-state lasers

Distinct subtypes:	Semiconductor laser

Yttrium aluminium garnet	Nd:YAG laser Er:YAG laser Nd:Cr:YAG Yb:YAG Nd:Ce:YAG Ho:YAG Dy:YAG Sm:YAG Tb:YAG Ce:YAG Ce:Gd:YAG Gd:YAG

Glass	Nd:glass Ytterbium glass 147Pm+3:Glass Er:Yb:Glass

Other gain media	Ruby laser Yttrium iron garnet (YIG) Terbium gallium garnet (TGG) Ti-sapphire laser Solid-state dye lasers (SSDL/SSOL/SSDPL) Yttrium lithium fluoride (YLF) Neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Nd:YLF) Yttrium orthovanadate (YVO₄) Neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate (Nd:YVO₄) Yttrium calcium oxoborate (YCOB) Nd:YCOB laser Ce:LiSAF Ce:LiCAF Cr:ZnSe U:CaF₂ Sm:CaF₂ Yb:SFAP

Structures	Diode-pumped solid-state laser (DPSSL) Fiber laser Figure-8 laser Disk laser F-center laser

Specific lasers	Trident laser ZEUS-HLONS (HMMWV Laser Ordnance Neutralization System) Nova (laser) Cyclops laser Janus laser Argus laser Shiva laser HiPER Laboratory for Laser Energetics Laser Mégajoule LULI2000 Mercury laser ISKRA-6 Vulcan laser

Aspects	Mode locking Energy transfer upconversion Solar-pumped laser

Laser types: Solid-state Semiconductor Dye Gas Chemical Excimer Ion Metal Vapor

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