title: Diode-pumped continuous-wave Nd:LuVO4 laser operating at 916 nm.
abstract: We realized an efficient diode-pumped Nd:LuVO4 continuous-wave (CW) laser operating at 916 nm. Laser experiments with 0.5 at. % Nd-doped Nd:LuVO4 crystals of various lengths and cutting directions were also investigated. The maximum output power of 930 mW was obtained with a slope efficiency of 27.2% and an optical conversion efficiency of 20.8% at the absorbed pump power of 4.5 W. The laser experiment shows that Nd:LuVO4 crystal can be used for an efficient diode-pumped laser system.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. zzccyy1977@126.com
authors.forename: Chunyu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ling
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhiyi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yongbing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Zhiguo
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Huaijin
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiyang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang