title: Comparison of thermal lensing effects between single-end and double-end diffusion-bonded Nd:YVO4 crystals for 4F 3/2-->4I 11/2 and 4F 3/2-->4I 13/2 transitions.
abstract: The effective focal lengths of thermal lens in diode-end-pumped continuous-wave Nd:YVO(4) lasers for the (4)F(3/2)-->(4)I(11/2) and (4)F(3/2)-->(4)I(13/2) transitions were determined. The experimental results revealed that the thermal lensing effect for the (4)F(3/2)-->(4)I(11/2) transition can be sufficiently improved by employing a single-end diffusion-bonded Nd:YVO(4) crystal replacing a conventional Nd:YVO(4) crystal. However, using a double-end diffusion-bonded Nd:YVO(4) crystal was a great improvement over a single-end diffusion-bonded Nd:YVO(4) crystal for the (4)F(3/2)-->(4)I(13/2) transition with stronger thermal lensing effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor; D007909:Lenses; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013696:Temperature