The thermal lensing effect generated in an end-pumped lightly doped Nd:GdVO4 crystal was found to be considerably weaker than that in Nd:YVO4 having the same Nd3+ concentration. Consequently, the laser performance of ...The thermal lensing effect generated in an end-pumped lightly doped Nd:GdVO4 crystal was found to be considerably weaker than that in Nd:YVO4 having the same Nd3+ concentration. Consequently, the laser performance of Nd:GdVO4 at high pump powers over 20 W was found to be superior to that of Nd:YVO4. TEM00 mode cw radiation of 14.3 W at 1.06μm was achieved with an optical conversion efficiency of 55%, and average slope efficiency of 62%.展开更多
The neodymium ions doped gadolinium vanadate (Nd∶GdVO_4) single crystals were successfully grown by Czochralski method. Chemical etching technique was used to reveal the dislocation structure of the crystals. An aver...The neodymium ions doped gadolinium vanadate (Nd∶GdVO_4) single crystals were successfully grown by Czochralski method. Chemical etching technique was used to reveal the dislocation structure of the crystals. An average dislocation density of (100) plane is 600 pits/mm 2. The crystal-morphology can be used to determine crystal orientation accurately with simple optical method.展开更多
基金the National 863 High Technical Program under Grant No.863-715-001-0030.
文摘The thermal lensing effect generated in an end-pumped lightly doped Nd:GdVO4 crystal was found to be considerably weaker than that in Nd:YVO4 having the same Nd3+ concentration. Consequently, the laser performance of Nd:GdVO4 at high pump powers over 20 W was found to be superior to that of Nd:YVO4. TEM00 mode cw radiation of 14.3 W at 1.06μm was achieved with an optical conversion efficiency of 55%, and average slope efficiency of 62%.
文摘The neodymium ions doped gadolinium vanadate (Nd∶GdVO_4) single crystals were successfully grown by Czochralski method. Chemical etching technique was used to reveal the dislocation structure of the crystals. An average dislocation density of (100) plane is 600 pits/mm 2. The crystal-morphology can be used to determine crystal orientation accurately with simple optical method.