Comparison on performance of Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YVO4 lasers with high repetition rates

Author

Li, Xudong ; Yu, Xin ; Chen, Fei ; Yan, Renpeng ; Gao, Jing ; Yu, Junhua ; Chen, Deying

Author_Institution

Nat. Key Lab. of Tunable Laser Technol., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China

fYear

2009

fDate

30-3 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We detail the comparison on laser performance of A-O Q-switching Nd:GdVO₄ and Nd:YVO₄ lasers operated at 1.06 mum. The results reveal that Nd:YVO₄ crystal, compared with Nd:GdVO₄ crystal, is a more favorable gain medium when higher repetition rates and shorter pulse width are desired, owning to its larger stimulated emission cross-section.

Keywords

Q-switching; gadolinium compounds; neodymium; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; A-O Q-switching; GdVO₄:Nd; YVO₄:Nd; gain medium; pulse width; repetition rates; solid-state lasers; stimulated emission cross-section; wavelength 1.06 mum; Crystals; Laser excitation; Lasers and electrooptics; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stimulated emission; A-O Q-switch; High Repetition Rates; Nd:GdVO4; Nd:YVO4;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3829-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3830-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292549

Filename

5292549