Title :
Heat generation in Nd:GdVO4 crystal with and without lasing at 1.3μm
Author :
Okida, Masahito ; Itoh, Masahide ; Yatagai, Toyohiko ; Ogilvy, Hamish ; Piper, James A. ; Omatsu, Takashige
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Tsukuba Univ., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, we present interferometric measurements of thermal lens effects in GdVO4 crystal with and without 1.3μm laser action.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; laser beams; light interferometry; neodymium; optical materials; solid lasers; thermal lensing; 1.3 micron; GdVO4 crystal; GdVO4:Nd; heat generation; interferometric measurement; laser action; thermal lens effect; Fluorescence; Heat pumps; Lenses; Neodymium; Power generation; Pump lasers; Thermal lensing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567852