neodymium(III) chloride
... that although neodymium(III) chloride itself does not have strong luminescence, it serves as a source of Nd3+ ions for Nd:YAG lasers ?
... that although <b id="mwD80"><a href="./Neodymium(III)_chloride" id="mwD84" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Neodymium(III) chloride">neodymium(III) chloride</a></b> itself does not have strong <a href="./Luminescence" id="mwD88" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Luminescence">luminescence</a>, it serves as a source of <a href="./Neodymium" id="mwD9A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Neodymium">Nd<sup id="mwD9E">3+</sup></a> <a href="./Ion" id="mwD9I" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ion">ions</a> for <a href="./Nd:YAG_laser" id="mwD9M" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nd:YAG laser">Nd:YAG lasers</a> <i id="mwD9Q">(pictured)</i>?