Anisotropic crystallization of YAG on the surface of glass by CO2 laser irradiation
Abstract
In this study, we studied the laser process and crystallization of 2D YAG from yttrium aluminosilicate glass. The anisotropic crystallization of YAG was achieved through a continuous wave (CW) CO2 laser irradiation process. We demonstrated the possibility to synthesize transparent YAG glass-ceramics via laser irradiation in the system Y2O3/Al2O3/SiO2 doped with Ce3+/Bi3+/Mn2+ in glass.