Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena, 2nd Edition

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Table 6.7

Properties of Nd:YVO

4

and Nd:YLF (data from [72,117]).

∗

Property Nd:YVO

4

Nd:YLF Units

Lasing wavelength 1064.3 1053 (σ)nm

1047 (π)nm

Index of refraction 1.4481 (n

o

)

1.4704 (n

e

)

Absorption (1% doping)

σ 9cm

−1

at 809 806 nm

π 31 4.5 cm

−1

at 809 797 nm

Absorption bandwidth 15.7 nm

Emission cross section 15

σ 21 12 10

−20

cm

2

π 76 18 10

−20

cm

2

Gain bandwidth 0.96 1.3 nm

Fluorescence lifetime τ

F

90 480 µs

Thermal conductivity 0.05 0.06 W cm

−1

K

−1

Thermal expansion in σ 8.5 −210

−6

K

−1

Thermal expansion in π 3 −4.3 10

−6

K

−1

∗

Parameters are listed for the radiation polarized parallel (π) and orthogonal

(σ) to the optical axis of the crystal ...