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The most important solid-state laser material used for material processing is Nd:YAG; followed by Cr:ruby and Nd:glass. Possible new materials are Cr:alexandrite, Nd:GSGG, Nd:GGG, Nd:Cr:GGG and Yb:YAG. For medical applications, holmium and erbium are used at different wavelengths in various host crystals or glasses.
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Iffländer, R. (2001). Fundamentals of Solid-State Lasers. In: Solid-State Lasers for Materials Processing. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 77. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46585-0_1
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