Title: glass laser
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - glass laser
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.G02638
Status: current

Definition
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.

Related Terms
- active medium: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00106
- active species: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00110
- laser: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/L03459
- solid state laser: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S05736

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 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567111913)

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Citation: Citation: 'glass laser' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.G02638
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