• DocumentCode
    1915867
  • Title

    Dispersion and anisotropy of thermo-optical properties of tetragonal GdVO4 and YVO4 laser host crystals

  • Author

    Loiko, P.A. ; Yumashev, K.V. ; Matrosov, V.N. ; Kuleshov, N.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Opt. Mater. & Technol., Belarusian Nat. Tech. Univ., Minsk, Belarus
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    12-16 May 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    Present paper is devoted to detailed study of anisotropy and dispersion of thermo-optic coefficients, dn/dT, for YVO4 and GdVO4 crystals in identical conditions, together with evaluation of thermal lens properties that are crucial for laser cavity design.
  • Keywords
    gadolinium compounds; laser cavity resonators; solid lasers; thermal lensing; thermo-optical effects; yttrium compounds; GdVO4; YVO4; anisotropy; dispersion; laser cavity design; tetragonal laser host crystals; thermal lens; thermo-optic coefficients; thermo-optical properties; Crystals; Dispersion; Lenses; Optical distortion; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Thermal lensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0593-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6800964
  • Filename
    6800964