Gadolinium yttrium aluminium garnet, usually abbreviated Gd:YAG, is a variation of
Nd:YAG with
microwave
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and
laser
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applications.
References
Synthetic minerals
Laser gain media
Gadolinium compounds
Yttrium compounds
Aluminium compounds
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