• DocumentCode
    1446076
  • Title

    Heat generation in Nd:YVO4 with and without laser action

  • Author

    Blows, Justin L. ; Omatsu, Takashige ; Dawes, Judith ; Pask, Helen ; Tateda, Mitsuhiro

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Lasers & Applications, Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    1727
  • Lastpage
    1729
  • Abstract
    We present quantitative interferometric measurements of thermal lensing in a diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ crystal with and without laser action. The thermal loading increased by two times when laser action was inhibited. The thermal loading was strongly dependent on upper laser-level loss mechanisms (e.g. nonradiative decay, quenching, and Auger recombination).
  • Keywords
    Auger effect; electron-hole recombination; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; neodymium; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; thermal blooming; yttrium compounds; Auger recombination; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser action; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; diode-pumped Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser crystal; heat generation; interferometric measurements; nonradiative decay; quenching; thermal lensing; thermal loading; upper laser-level loss mechanisms; Crystals; Diodes; Laser excitation; Lenses; Nonlinear distortion; Power lasers; Probes; Pump lasers; Thermal lensing; Thermal loading;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.730483
  • Filename
    730483
    • Link To Document
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