Nd:GdVO4 レーザー結晶
- ネオジムドープ・ガドリニウム・オルソバナデート
- Nd:GdVO4は、Nd:YVO4と物理特性、光学特性、機械特性が類似している優れたレーザー結晶です。
ダイオード励起の全固体レーザーのホスト結晶として最適です。
特徴
- レーザー波長での大きな誘導放出断面積
- ポンプ波長での高い吸収係数と帯域幅の広さ
- ポンプ波長への低依存性
- 優れた熱伝導率
- 低い発振閾値と高いスロープ効率
- LIDTが高い
- 強い偏光レーザー出力
仕様
Crystal Structure |
Tetragona |
Space Group |
I41/amd |
Lattice Paramete |
a=0.721 nm, b=0.635 nm |
Lasing Transition |
4F3/2 → 4I11/2 |
Lasing Wavelength |
1062.9 nm |
Emission Cross Section (at 1064 nm) |
7.6 × 10-19 cm2 |
Absorption Cross Section (at 808 nm) |
4.9 × 10-19 cm2 |
Absorption Coefficient (at 808 nm) |
74 cm-1 |
Index of Refractivity (at 1064 nm) |
n0=1.972, ne=2.192 |
Thermal Conductivity (<110>) |
11.7 W/(m × K) |
Density |
5.47 g/cm3 |
Nd Dopent level (atomic) |
0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.5%, 0.7%, 1.0%... |
Information Regarding Neodymium Laser Host Crystals
Crystal |
Nd:YVO4 |
Nd:GdVO4 |
Nd:YAG |
Laser Wavelengths |
1064.3 nm, 1342.0 nm |
1062.9 nm, 1340.0 nm |
1064.2 nm, 1338.2 nm |
Emission Bandwidth (linewidth at 1064nm) |
0.8nm |
No dara |
0.45nm |
Effective laser cross section (emission cross section at 1064nm) |
15.6 × 10-19cm2 |
7.6 × 10-19cm2 |
6.5 × 10-10cm2 |
Polarization |
Parallel to c-axis |
Parallel to c-axis |
unpolarized |
Pump Wavelength |
808.5 nm |
808.4 nm |
807.5 nm |
Peak Pump Absorption at 1% Doping |
~41 cm-1 |
~57 cm-1 |
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Thermal Conductivity, W/nK |
5.1 |
11.7(Ref.7) |
14 |
Doping Concentration Range |
0.1~3.0% |
0.1~3.0% |
0.1~2.0% |
材料特性:Nd:GdVO4とNd:YVO4との比較
Crystal |
Nd:GdVO4 |
Nd:YVO4 |
Crystal Structure, Space Group |
Tetragonal, 141/amd |
Tetragonal, 141/amd |
Lattice Constants, nm |
a:0.721, b:0.635 |
a:0.721, b:0.629 |
Melting Temperature, ℃ |
1780 |
1825 |
Thermal Expansion@25℃, ×10-6/℃ |
a:1.5, b:7.3 |
a:4.43, b:11.4 |
Specific Heat@25℃, cal/mol K |
32.6 |
24.6 |
dn/dT, ×10-6/℃ |
4.7 |
2.7 |
基本仕様
- Transmitting Wavefront Distortion: less than λ/4 @ 633 nm
- Dimension Tolerance: (W ± 0.1mm) × (H ± 0.1mm) × (L + 0.2mm / -0.1)
- Clear Aperture: >90% central area
- Flatness: λ/8 @ 633 nm, and λ/4 @ 633 nm for thickness less than 2 mm
- Scratch/Dig Code: 10/5 to MIL-PRF-13830B
- Parallelism: better than 20 arc seconds
- Perpendicularity: 5 arc minutes
- Angle Tolerance: < ±0.5°
- AR Coating: R < 0.2% at 1064 nm
- HR Coating: R > 99.8% @1064 nm, T > 95% @808 nm
- Quality Warranty Period: one year under proper use.