Heat generation in Nd doped vanadate crystals with 1.34 mum laser action.
Thermal load in Nd3+ doped vanadate crystals with and without laser action at 1.34 mum is investigated. Excited state absorption contributes significantly to a fractional thermal loading as well as quantum defect.
Okida
Masahito
M
Itoh
Masahide
M
Yatagai
Toyohiko
T
Ogilvy
Hamish
H
Piper
James
J
Omatsu
Takashige
T