Yu. D. Zavartsev, A. I. Zagumennyi, Yu. L. Kalachev, S. A. Kutovoi, V. A. Mikhaĭlov, V. V. Podreshetnikov, A. A. Sirotkin, I. A. Shcherbakov, R. Renner-Erny, W. Lüthy, T. Feurer, “A 913-nm diode-pumped quasi-three-level Nd3+:Gd0.7Y0.3VO4 laser”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2007, Volume 37, Number 5,Pages 440

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Lasers

A 913-nm diode-pumped quasi-three-level Nd³⁺:Gd_0.7Y_0.3VO₄ laser

Yu. D. Zavartsev^a, A. I. Zagumennyi^a, Yu. L. Kalachev^a, S. A. Kutovoi^a, V. A. Mikhaĭlov^a, V. V. Podreshetnikov^a, A. A. Sirotkin^a, I. A. Shcherbakov^a, R. Renner-Erny^b, W. Lüthy^b, T. Feurer^b

^a Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Switzerland

Abstract: Lasing parameters of a mixed Nd³⁺:Gd_0.7Y_0.3VO₄ vanadate crystal emitting at the 913-nm ⁴F_3/2–⁴I_9/2 laser transition are studied. The output power of up to 600 mW was obtained upon longitudinal diode pumping for the absolute and slope laser efficiencies of ~13% and ~17%, respectively.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.60.Lh, 42.70.Hj

Received: 12.10.2006
Revised: 14.11.2006