Nd:YVO4 Crystal

Nd:YVO₄ (Neodymium-doped Yttrium Vanadate) is the most efficient laser crystal for diode-pumped solid-state lasers. Its good physical, optical and mechanical properties make Nd:YVO₄ an excellent crystal for high power, stable and cost-effective diode-pumped solid-state lasers, especially for lasers with low or middle power density.

Nd:YVO₄  is a good choice for highly polarized output at 1342 nm, as the emission line is much stronger than those of its alternatives. Nd:YVO₄  is capable of working with some nonlinear crystals with high NLO coefficient (LBO, BBO, KTP) to generate lights from near infrared to green, blue, or even UV.

Nd:YVO₄  is a better choice than Nd:YAG for generating low-power beams in hand-held pointers or other compact lasers. In these applications, Nd:YOV₄ has some advantages over Nd:YAG, e.g. high absorption of pumped laser irradiation and large stimulated emission cross section.

Compared  with Nd:YAG for diode laser pumping, Nd:YVO₄ lasers possess:

• Lower lasing threshold and higher slope efficiency

• Large stimulated emission cross-section at lasing wavelength

• High absorption over a wide pumping wavelength bandwidth

• Low dependency on pumping wavelength and tend to single mode output

• Optically uniaxial and large birefringence emit strongly-polarized laser

Wisoptic provide high quality and large size Nd:YVO₄ and pure YVO₄ crystal as large as 35x35x50mm³ bulk crystal and18 x18x20mm³ finished crystal by very competitive price.

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