Optical Properties
- Lasing wavelengths : 914 nm, 1064 nm, 1342 nm
- Crystal class : positive uniaxial, no=na=nb, ne=nc,
- no=1.9573, ne=2.1652, at 1064 nm
- no=1.9721, ne=2.1858, at 808 nm
- no=2.0210, ne=2.2560, at 532 nm
- Fluorescence lifetime (spontaneous emission lifetime) as a function of Nd ions concentration:
| Nd concentration (atom %) | Fluorescence lifetime (μs)@ 1064 nm | Reference |
| 0.4 | 110 | J. Appl. Phys. 49, 5517-5522 (1978). |
| 1.0 | 100 | Castech web site |
| 1.1 | 90 | Casix web site |
| 2.0 | 50 | Casix web site |
- Absorption cross-section at 808 nm : 5.5×10−20 cm²
- Emission cross-section at 1064 nm : 38×10−19 cm² (Reference: JOSA 66, 1405-1414 (1976).)
- Polarized laser emission : π-polarization; parallel to optic axis (c-axis) (for a-cut crystal)
- Gain bandwidth : 0.96 nm (257 GHz) at 1064 nm (for 1.1 atm% Nd doped)
- Absorption coefficients at 808 nm for different doping conenctrations:
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