Neodymium-doped gadolinium orthovanadate

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.

Optical properties

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]

References

^ Xia, H. R.; Jiang, H. D.; Zheng, W. Q.; Lu, G. W.; Meng, X. L.; Zhang, H. J.; Liu, X. S.; Zhu, L.; Wang, J. Y. (2001). "Optical parameters and luminescent properties of Nd:GdVO₄ crystals". Journal of Applied Physics. 90 (9). AIP Publishing: 4433–4436. Bibcode:2001JAP....90.4433X. doi:10.1063/1.1407307. ISSN 0021-8979.
^ Ostroumov, V.; Jensen, T.; Meyn, J.-P.; Huber, G.; Noginov, M. A. (1998-03-01). "Study of luminescence concentration quenching and energy transfer upconversion in Nd-doped LaSc₃(BO₃)₄ and GdVO₄ laser crystals". Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 15 (3). The Optical Society: 1052–1060. Bibcode:1998JOSAB..15.1052O. doi:10.1364/josab.15.001052. ISSN 0740-3224.
^ CASTECH web site, http://www.castech-us.com/ndgdvo4.htm
^ Jensen, T.; Ostroumov, V. G.; Meyn, J. -P.; Huber, G.; Zagumennyi, A. I.; Shcherbakov, I. A. (1994). "Spectroscopic characterization and laser performance of diode-laser-pumped Nd: GdVO4". Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics. 58 (5). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 373–379. doi:10.1007/bf01081876. ISSN 0946-2171. S2CID 121916265.
^ Ogawa, Takayo; Urata, Yoshiharu; Wada, Satoshi; Onodera, Koichi; Machida, Hiroshi; Sagae, Hideaki; Higuchi, Mikio; Kodaira, Kohei (2003-12-01). "Efficient laser performance of N:dGdVO_4 crystals grown by the floating zone method". Optics Letters. 28 (23). The Optical Society: 2333–2335. Bibcode:2003OptL...28.2333O. doi:10.1364/ol.28.002333. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 14680173.

[1] Xia, H. R.; Jiang, H. D.; Zheng, W. Q.; Lu, G. W.; Meng, X. L.; Zhang, H. J.; Liu, X. S.; Zhu, L.; Wang, J. Y. (2001). "Optical parameters and luminescent properties of Nd:GdVO₄ crystals". Journal of Applied Physics. 90 (9). AIP Publishing: 4433–4436. Bibcode:2001JAP....90.4433X. doi:10.1063/1.1407307. ISSN 0021-8979.

[2] Ostroumov, V.; Jensen, T.; Meyn, J.-P.; Huber, G.; Noginov, M. A. (1998-03-01). "Study of luminescence concentration quenching and energy transfer upconversion in Nd-doped LaSc₃(BO₃)₄ and GdVO₄ laser crystals". Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 15 (3). The Optical Society: 1052–1060. Bibcode:1998JOSAB..15.1052O. doi:10.1364/josab.15.001052. ISSN 0740-3224.

[3] CASTECH web site, http://www.castech-us.com/ndgdvo4.htm

[4] Jensen, T.; Ostroumov, V. G.; Meyn, J. -P.; Huber, G.; Zagumennyi, A. I.; Shcherbakov, I. A. (1994). "Spectroscopic characterization and laser performance of diode-laser-pumped Nd: GdVO4". Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics. 58 (5). Springer Science and Business Media LLC: 373–379. doi:10.1007/bf01081876. ISSN 0946-2171. S2CID 121916265.

[5] Ogawa, Takayo; Urata, Yoshiharu; Wada, Satoshi; Onodera, Koichi; Machida, Hiroshi; Sagae, Hideaki; Higuchi, Mikio; Kodaira, Kohei (2003-12-01). "Efficient laser performance of N:dGdVO_4 crystals grown by the floating zone method". Optics Letters. 28 (23). The Optical Society: 2333–2335. Bibcode:2003OptL...28.2333O. doi:10.1364/ol.28.002333. ISSN 0146-9592. PMID 14680173.

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