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
- Fluorescence lifetime (Spontaneous Emission Lifetime) as a function of Nd ions concentration
| 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). |
