Nd:GdVO4, is a
promising material for diode pumped lasers. Similar to the more well-known
Nd:YVO4 crystal, Nd:GdVO4 crystal also exhibits high gain, low threshold, and
high absorption coefficients at pumping wavelengths. Nd:GdVO4 has the
additional advantage over Nd:YVO4 of a much higher thermal conductivity. For CW lasing at 1.06 um and 1.34 um and
intracavity doubling with KTP and LBO, the gadolinium vanadate have produced a
higher slope efficiency or optical conversion than Nd:YVO4.
