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Laser performance of grown-together YVO4/Nd:YVO4 composite crystal at continuous-wave 914 nm

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We demonstrated a diode-end-pumped continuous-wave 914 nm laser using a novel grown-together YVO4/Nd:YVO4 crystal for the first time. A maximum output power at 914 nm of 7.5 W with an optical-optical efficiency of 16.3% and a slope efficiency of 24.3% was obtained when the incident pump power was 46.2 W. The beam quality factor M 2 was 3.2 at the output power of 6.0 W. The quality and specification of the grown-together composite YVO4/Nd:YVO4 crystal should be improved. Meanwhile, energy-transfer upconversion spectrum of the composite YVO4/Nd:YVO4 crystal laser was also investigated.

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  1. National Key Laboratory of Tunable Laser Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China

    X. Yu, R. P. Yan, M. Luo, F. Chen, X. D. Li & J. H. Yu

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Yu, X., Yan, R.P., Luo, M. et al. Laser performance of grown-together YVO4/Nd:YVO4 composite crystal at continuous-wave 914 nm. Laser Phys. 19, 1960–1963 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X09190190

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