Thermal and thermo-optical properties of new Nd:Y x Gd 1-x VO 4 crystals

Abstract

A class of Nd-doped mix vanadate crystals Nd:Y x Gd 1-x VO 4 showed high potential in tailoring laser parameters for various applications with different Y and Gd composition ratios. Important thermal and thermo-optical properties, such as thermal conductivity and the temperature dependence of the index of refraction, were measured in these crystals along a-axis and c-axis. Results will be compared to well-known Nd:YAG, Nd:YVO 4 , and Nd:GdVO 4 crystals.

Highly efficient diode pumped solid state lasers using mixed vanadate crystals Nd:Y x Gd 1-x VO 4 for laser communications

“…Studies of thermal properties of mixed vanadate crystals were reported in Ref. [17], where up to 9% variation were observed among the four mixed vanadates. In fact, the crystal with the highest yttrium composition Nd:Y 0.82 Gd 0.18 VO 4 exhibited the largest thermal conductivity whereas Nd:Y 0.36 Gd 0.64 VO 4 had the lowest, which appeared to coincide with the general trend of laser gain's relationship with Y composition.…”

High-dimensional data in economics and their (robust) analysis

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