Neodymium-doped gadolinium orthovanadate, typically abbreviated as Nd:GdVO4, is one of the active laser medium for diode laser-pumped solid-state lasers. Several advantages over Nd:YAG crystals include a larger emission cross-section, a pump power threshold, a wider absorption bandwidth, and a polarized output.
The luminescence lifetime ( spontaneous emission lifetime) is a function of Nd3+ ion concentration as seen in the table.
Nd concentration (atom %) | Luminescence lifetime (μs)@ 1064 nm | Reference |
0.5 | 107 | [1] |
0.9 | 97 | [2] |
1.0 | 95 | [3] |
1.2 | 90 | [4] |
2.0 | 44 | [5] |
Neodymium-doped gadolinium orthovanadate, typically abbreviated as Nd:GdVO4, is one of the active laser medium for diode laser-pumped solid-state lasers. Several advantages over Nd:YAG crystals include a larger emission cross-section, a pump power threshold, a wider absorption bandwidth, and a polarized output.
The luminescence lifetime ( spontaneous emission lifetime) is a function of Nd3+ ion concentration as seen in the table.
Nd concentration (atom %) | Luminescence lifetime (μs)@ 1064 nm | Reference |
0.5 | 107 | [1] |
0.9 | 97 | [2] |
1.0 | 95 | [3] |
1.2 | 90 | [4] |
2.0 | 44 | [5] |