Title :
Comparative study of Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ and Nd:YVO/sub 4/: laser oscillation under 808-nm and 879-nm pumping
Author :
Sato, Y. ; Pavel, N. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution :
Laser Res. Center for Molecular Sci., Inst. for Molecular Sci., Okazaki, Japan
Abstract :
The 80.3% of slope efficiency has been achieved in 1-/spl mu/m cw laser oscillation by Nd:GdVO/sub 4/: this is the highest efficiency in Nd/sup 3+/ lasers. Spectroscopic properties of Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ compared to those of Nd:YVO/sub 4/ were also discussed.
Keywords :
absorption coefficients; gadolinium compounds; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 1 mum; 80.3 percent; 808 nm; 879 nm; GdVO/sub 4/:Nd; Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; laser oscillation; optical pumping; slope efficiency; spectroscopic properties;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
