1. Ikesue A, Kinoshita T, Kamata K, Yoshida K . Fabricationand optical properties of high-performance polycrystalline Nd:YAGceramics for solid-state lasers. J Am CeramSoc, 1995, 78: 1033–1040. doi:10.1111/j.1151‐2916.1995.tb08433.x
2. Lu J, Song J, Prabhu M, Xu J, Ueda K, Yagi H, Yanagitani T, Kudryashova A . High-powder Nd:Y3Al5O12 ceramic laser. Jpn J Appl Phys, 2000, 39: L1048–L1050. doi:10.1143/JJAP.39.L1048
3. Lu J, Ueda K, Yagi H, Yanagitani T, Akiyama Y, Kaminskii A A . Neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Y3Al5O12) nanocrystalline ceramics-a new generation of solid state laserand optical materials. J Alloy Comp, 2002, 341: 220–225. doi:10.1016/S0925‐8388(02)00083‐X
4. Ren G G, Huang J J . Major progress of US 2005′high-energy laser technology. Laser OptoelectroProg, 2006, 43: 3–9 (in Chinese)
5. Zhang J J, Ning J W, Liu X J, Pan Y B, Huang L P . Synthesis of ultrafine YAG:Tb phosphorby nitrate-citrate sol-gel combustion process. Mater Res Bull, 2003, 38: 1249–1256. doi:10.1016/S0025‐5408(03)00119‐3
6. Qiu F G, Pu X P, Li J, Liu X J, Pan Y B, Guo J K . Thermal behavior of the YAG precursor prepared by sol-gel combustionprocess. Ceram Int, 2005, 31: 663–665. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2004.08.004
7. Li J, Pan Y B, Zhang J J, Huang L P, Guo J K . Synthesizing yttrium aluminum garnet(YAG) nano-powder by co-precipitation method. J Chin Ceram Soc, 2003, 31: 490–493 (in Chinese)
8. Wen L, Sun X D, Xiu Z M, Chen S W, Tsai C T . Synthesis of nanocrystalline yttria powderand fabrication of transparent YAG ceramics. J Eur Ceram Soc, 2004, 24: 2681–2688. doi:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2003.09.001
9. Li J, Qiu F G, Sun X W, Pan Y B, Guo J K . Study on the Nd doped yttrium aluminumgarnet (Nd:YAG) transparent ceramics sintering in vacuum. Chin J Funct Mater, 2004, 35(Suppl) 367–370 (in Chinese)
10. Lu L P, Liu J H, Zang C H, Zhang L, Zeng F M, Wan Y C . Preparation of Yb:YAG transparent ceramics by carbonate co-precipitationmethod. J Chin Ceram Soc, 2004, 32: 1252–1255 (in Chinese)
11. Li J, Wu Y S, Pan Y B, Guo J K . Fabricationof Cr4+, Nd3+: YAG transparent ceramics for self-Q-switched laser. J Non-Cryst Solids, 2006, 352: 2404–2407. doi:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2006.02.062
12. Wu Y S, Li J, Qiu F G, Pan Y B, Liu Q, Guo J K . Fabricationof transparent Yb, Cr:YAG ceramics by a solid-state reaction method. Ceram Int, 2006, 32: 785–788. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2005.06.002
13. Li C Q, Zuo H B, Zhang M F, Meng S H, Han J C, Ding Z L . Fabrication of transparent YAG ceramics by solid-state method. J Chin Ceram Soc, 2006, 34: 979–984 (in Chinese)
14. Li J, Pan Y B, Qiu F G, Wu Y S, Liu W B, Guo J K . Synthesis of nanosized Nd:YAG powders via gel combustion. Ceram Int, 2007, 33: 1047–1052. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2006.03.002
15. Li J, Pan Y B, Qiu F G, Wu Y S, Guo J K . Nanostructured Nd:YAG powders via gel combustion: the influence of citrateto nitrate ratio. Ceram Int, 2008, 34: 141–149. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2006.09.002
16. Song Q J, Li L L, Zhao F B, Xu J J . Fabricationof YAG powder and translucent ceramics by CO(NH2)2 co-precipitation method. J Dalian Marit Univ, 2006, 32: 46–48 (in Chinese)
17. Li X, Li Q, Wang J Y, Yang S L, Liu H . Synthesis of Nd3+ doped nano-crystallineyttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) powders leading to transparent ceramic. Opt Mater, 2007, 29: 528–531. doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2005.08.045
18. Li J, Wu Y S, Pan Y B, Zhu Y, Guo J K . Spectroscopic properties of Cr4+, Nd3+:YAG transparentceramics for self-Q-switched laser. ChinJ Lumin, 2007, 28: 219–224 (in Chinese)
19. Wu Y S, Li J, Pan Y B, Guo J K, Liu Q . Refine yttria powder and fabrication of transparent Yb,Cr:YAG ceramics. Adv Mater Res, 2007, 15–17: 246–250
20. Pan Y B, Xu J, Wu Y S, Li J, Li J D, Jiang B X, Chen W B, Feng X Q, Zeng Y Q, Huang L P, Guo J K . Fabrication and laser output of Nd:YAG transparent ceramic. Inorg Mater, 2006, 21: 1278–1280 (in Chinese)
21. Li J, Wu Y S, Pan Y B, An L Q, Zhang J, Wang S W, Guo J K . Fabrication and laser performanceof 1.3% Nd:YAG transparent ceramics. InorgMater, 2007, 22: 798–802 (in Chinese)
22. Wu Y S, Li J, Pan Y B, Liu Q, Guo J K . Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YAGlaser with a Cr4+: YAG crystal satiableabsorber. J Am Ceram Soc, 2007, 90: 1629–1631. doi:10.1111/j.1551‐2916.2007.01564.x