A comparative study of the laser performance of diode-laser pumped Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YVO4 crystals
Wang, C.Q., Chow, Y.T., Reekie, L., Gambling, W.A., Zhang, H.J., Zhu, L. and Meng, X.L. (2000) A comparative study of the laser performance of diode-laser pumped Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YVO4 crystals. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 70, (6), 769-772. (doi:10.1007/s003400050006)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003400050006
Description/Abstract
A comparative study of Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YVO4 crystal lasers pumped by a cw diode laser has been conducted at the fundamental wavelengths of 1.06 µm and 1.34 µm, as well as when intracavity frequency-doubled to 532 nm and 670 nm, respectively. At these four wavelengths, maximum output powers from the Nd:GdVO4 crystal laser were 1.27 W, 800 mW, 610 mW, and 82 mW at a diode-launched pump power of 2.9 W. The threshold pump powers were 64 mW, 159 mW, 5 mW, and 12 mW, respectively. All the results obtained from Nd:GdVO4 were superior to those of Nd:YVO4, indicating that Nd:GdVO4 is a more efficient laser crystal than Nd:YVO4 for diode-pumped solid-state lasers.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0946-2171 (print) |
| Related URLs: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003400050006 |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > Optoelectronics Research Centre |
| ePrint ID: | 13639 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Jan 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 02:39 |
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