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YTTRIUM-ALUMINUM-GARNET LASER [3 records]

Record 1 2024-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Eye Surgery
DEF

A solid-state laser of neodymium :yttrium-aluminum-garnet, similar to the Nd : Glass laser.

OBS

Both are pumped by flashlamp.

Key term(s)
  • NdYag laser

French

Domaine(s)
  • Masers et lasers
  • Chirurgie de l'œil
OBS

Son milieu actif est constitué d'une barre de grenat d'yttrium-aluminium (YAG), «dopée» par le néodyme, un métal rare.

Key term(s)
  • laser NdYag

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Laser Printing
DEF

A four-level infrared laser in which the active material is neodymium ions in an yttrium-aluminum-garnet crystal; it can provide a continuous output power of several watts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Masers et lasers
  • Impression au laser
DEF

Laser [...] utilisé pour imager des plaques.

CONT

[...] excités par pompage optique continu, les lasers à YAG peuvent émettre une centaine de watts en fonctionnement permanent.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Prostheses
  • The Eye
  • Lasers and Masers
DEF

A test that determines the physical and chemical effects of Nd-YAG [(neodymium :yttrium-aluminum-garnet) ] laser exposure on a test material.

OBS

Nd-YAG laser exposure test: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • Neodymium-YAG laser exposure test
  • NdYag laser exposure test

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Prothèses
  • Oeil
  • Masers et lasers
DEF

Essai qui détermine les effets physiques et chimiques, sur un matériau d'essai, après exposition au laser Nd-YAG [(néodyme-grenat d'yttrium-aluminium)].

OBS

essai d'exposition au laser Nd-YAG : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • essai d'exposition au laser Néodyme-YAG
  • essai d'exposition au laser NdYag

Spanish

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