LASER DEMONSTRATION OF NEODYMIUM-DOPED STRONTIUM CHLOROVANADATE

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DELOACH, LD [1 ]
PAYNE, SA [1 ]
CHAI, BHT [1 ]
LOUTTS, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CENT FLORIDA,CTR RES ELECTROOPT & LASERS,ORLANDO,FL 32826
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10.1063/1.112072
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Nd:Sr5(VO4)3Cl has been successfully lased using a Ti:sapphire pump laser operating at 810 nm. A slope efficiency of 52% for the 1.065 mum laser line and a lasing threshold of only a few tens of milliwatts have been measured. These favorable results are comparable to another Nd-doped vanadate apatite, Sr5(VO4)3F. A brief survey of the spectroscopy of Nd3+ in Sr5(VO4)3Cl, Sr5(VO4)3F, and Ca5(VO4)3F reveals properties which suggest the vanadate-based apatite crystals as a whole may represent a useful new class of Nd-laser hosts.
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