INVESTIGATIONS ON THE GROWTH AND LASER PROPERTIES OF ND-GDVO4 SINGLE-CRYSTAL

Authors
ZHANG HJ MENG XL ZHU L ZHANG HZ WANG P DAWES J WANG CQ CHOW YT
Citation
Hj. Zhang et al., INVESTIGATIONS ON THE GROWTH AND LASER PROPERTIES OF ND-GDVO4 SINGLE-CRYSTAL, Crystal research and technology, 33(5), 1998, pp. 801-806
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Crystal research and technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02321300
Volume
33
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
801 - 806
Database
ISI
SICI code
0232-1300(1998)33:5<801:IOTGAL>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
In this paper, we report the growth of laser crystal Nd:GdVO4 by the C zochralski method, and discuss the morphology of the crystal. The pola rization absorption and emission spectra of Nd:GdVO4 were measured. Th e lifetime of the Nd:GdVO4 at 1064 nm is 100 mu s. An output power up to 1W at 1064 nm has been achieved with a 3 mm x 3 mm x 1 mm crystal s ample when pumped by a 1.9 W cw laser diode.