G. Yu. Orlova, V. I. Vlasov, Yu. D. Zavartsev, A. I. Zagumennyi, I. I. Kalashnikova, S. A. Kutovoi, V. S. Naumov, A. A. Sirotkin, “Effect of structural imperfections on lasing characteristics of diode-pumped YVO4, GdVO4 and mixed rare-earth vanadate crystals”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2012, Volume 42, Number 3,Pages 208

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Effect of structural imperfections on lasing characteristics of diode-pumped YVO₄, GdVO₄ and mixed rare-earth vanadate crystals

G. Yu. Orlova^a, V. I. Vlasov^b, Yu. D. Zavartsev^b, A. I. Zagumennyi^b, I. I. Kalashnikova^a, S. A. Kutovoi^b, V. S. Naumov^a, A. A. Sirotkin^b

^a Polyus Research and Development Institute named after M. F. Stel'makh
^b Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: The efficiency of diode-pumped lasers with gain elements made from yttrium, gadolinium, yttrium — gadolinium and yttrium — scandium orthovanadate crystals has been shown for the first time to be influenced by structural imperfections (quality) of the crystals. This allows one to predict lasing parameters of such crystals in a preliminary step, without fabricating gain elements.

Keywords: yttrium vanadate, gadolinium vanadate, mixed rare-earth vanadates, structural imperfections, lasing parameters.

PACS: 42.55.Rz, 42.55.Xi, 42.70.Hj, 61.05.Cp

Received: 22.11.2011
Revised: 13.02.2012