Nd:GdVO4

Nd:GdVO4 is one of the active laser medium for diode laser-pumped solid-state lasers. Several advantages over Nd:YAG crystals include a larger emission cross-section, a pump power threshold, a wider absorption bandwidth, and a polarized output.

Optical Properties
  • Fluorescence lifetime (Spontaneous Emission Lifetime) as a function of Nd ions concentration
Nd concentration (atom %)Fluorescence lifetime (μs)@ 1064 nmReference
0.5107[1]
0.997[2]
1.095[3]
1.290[4]
2.044[5]

References
  1. Xia, H. R.; Jiang, H. D.; Zheng, W. Q.; Lu, G. W.; Meng, X. L.; Zhang, H. J.; Liu, X. S.; Zhu, L.; Wang, J. Y. (2001). "Optical parameters and luminescent properties of Nd:GdVO4 crystals". Journal of Applied Physics. AIP Publishing. 90 (9): 4433–4436. doi:10.1063/1.1407307. ISSN 0021-8979.
  2. Ostroumov, V.; Jensen, T.; Meyn, J.-P.; Huber, G.; Noginov, M. A. (1998-03-01). "Study of luminescence concentration quenching and energy transfer upconversion in Nd-doped LaSc3(BO3)4 and GdVO4 laser crystals". Journal of the Optical Society of America B. The Optical Society. 15 (3): 1052-1060. doi:10.1364/josab.15.001052. ISSN 0740-3224.
  3. CASTECH web site, http://www.castech-us.com/ndgdvo4.htm
  4. Jensen, T.; Ostroumov, V. G.; Meyn, J. -P.; Huber, G.; Zagumennyi, A. I.; Shcherbakov, I. A. (1994). "Spectroscopic characterization and laser performance of diode-laser-pumped Nd: GdVO4". Applied Physics B Lasers and Optics. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. 58 (5): 373–379. doi:10.1007/bf01081876. ISSN 0946-2171.
  5. Ogawa, Takayo; Urata, Yoshiharu; Wada, Satoshi; Onodera, Koichi; Machida, Hiroshi; Sagae, Hideaki; Higuchi, Mikio; Kodaira, Kohei (2003-12-01). "Efficient laser performance of N:dGdVO_4 crystals grown by the floating zone method". Optics Letters. The Optical Society. 28 (23): 2333-2335. doi:10.1364/ol.28.002333. ISSN 0146-9592.
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