title: Continuous-wave laser performance of Nd:LuVO4 crystal operating at 1.34 microm.
abstract: A laser-diode-array end-pumped Nd:LuVO4 crystal continuous-wave (cw) laser operating at 1.34 microm has been demonstrated. The maximum cw output power of 1.85 W was obtained at the incident pump power of 17 W for a c-cut 0.5 at. % Nd-doped LuVO4 crystal sample, giving the corresponding optical conversion efficiency of 10.88% and a slope efficiency of 13.5%. Laser experiments of Nd3+ concentration of 0.5 and 0.9 at. % a-cut crystal LuVO4 samples were also investigated; due to the strong excited-state absorption of Nd:LuVO4 at 1.34 microm, the output power was limited.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. hjzhang@icm.sdu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Huaijin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Junhai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jiyang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiangang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Minhua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jiang