Title :
Thermal properties of Y3Al5O12, GdVO4, and YVO4
Author :
Sato, Y. ; Taira, T.
Author_Institution :
Laser Res. Center for Mol. Sci., Inst. for Mol. Sci., Okazaki
Abstract :
We have measured thermal conductivity of Y3Al5O12, GdVO4, and YVO4. It was found that YVO4 has larger thermal conductivity than GdVO4. Nd3+-doping effect in thermal conductivity and thermal expansion ratio have been also discussed.
Keywords :
doping; gadolinium compounds; neodymium; optical materials; solid lasers; thermal conductivity; yttrium compounds; GdVO4:Nd; Y3Al5O12:Nd; YVO4:Nd; doping effect; thermal conductivity; thermal property; Absorption; Conducting materials; Crystals; Diode lasers; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Solid lasers; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal expansion; (140.3380) Laser materials; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628486
