• DocumentCode
    412436
  • Title

    Float zone growth and efficient laser performance of Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ crystals

  • Author

    Ogawa, Takayo ; Wada, Satoshi ; Machida, Hiroshi ; Sagae, Hideaki ; Higuchi, Mikio ; Kodaira, Kohei

  • Author_Institution
    RIKEN, Inst. of Chem. & Phys. Res., Saitama, Japan
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We succeeded to grow high quality Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ single crystals by the floating zone method. The slope efficiency of 78% was achieved with pumping at 879 nm using a 2 at.% Nd-doped crystal.
  • Keywords
    gadolinium compounds; laser beam effects; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; zone melting; 78 percent; 879 nm; GdVO/sub 4/:Nd; Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ crystals; floating zone method; laser performance; pumping; slope efficiency; Absorption; Crystals; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Neodymium; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal conductivity; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1298587
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=412436