Nd:GdVO4

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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.

[edit] Optical Properties

Nd concentration (atom %) Fluorescence lifetime (μs)@ 1064nm Reference
0.5 107 J. Appl. Phys. 90, 4433-4436(2001).
0.9 97 J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 15,1052-1060 (1998).
1.0 95 CASTECH web site, http://www.castech-us.com/ndgdvo4.htm
1.2 90 Appl. Phys.B. 58, 373-379 (1994).
2.0 44 Opt. Lett. 28, 2333-2335 (2003).