Two-frequency vanadate lasers with mutually parallel and orthogonal polarisations of radiation

Journal Article · Thu May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2012V042N05ABEH014785· OSTI ID:22043964

Sirotkin, A A; Garnov, Sergei V; Vlasov, V I; Zagumennyi, A I; Zavartsev, Yu D; Kutovoi, S A; Shcherbakov, Ivan A ^[1]

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1. A M Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Luminescent and lasing properties of {alpha}-cut Nd : YVO{sub 4}, Nd : GdVO{sub 4}, Nd:Gd{sub 1-x}Y{sub x}VO{sub 4}, and Nd:Sc{sub 1-x}Y{sub x}VO{sub 4} vanadate crystals are experimentally studied for the p- and s-polarisations of the emission at the {sup 4}F{sub 3/2} - {sup 4}F{sub 11/2} transition. Two-frequency lasing was obtained with mutually orthogonal and parallel polarisations of radiation in the cw, Q-switching, and mode-locking regimes. A scheme of a laser - amplifier of two-frequency pulses is realised.

• OSTI ID: 22043964
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 42, Issue 5; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AMPLIFIERS
CRYSTALS
GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS
LASER MATERIALS
LASER RADIATION
LUMINESCENCE
MODE LOCKING
NEODYMIUM ADDITIONS
POLARIZATION
PULSES
Q-SWITCHING
SCANDIUM COMPOUNDS
VANADATES
YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS