Heat generation in Nd:YVO4 with and without laser action |
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| Authors: | Blows J.L. Omatsu T. Dawes J. Pask H. Tateda M. |
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| Affiliation: | Centre for Lasers & Applications, Macquarie Univ., North Ryde, NSW; |
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| Abstract: | We present quantitative interferometric measurements of thermal lensing in a diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 crystal with and without laser action. The thermal loading increased by two times when laser action was inhibited. The thermal loading was strongly dependent on upper laser-level loss mechanisms (e.g. nonradiative decay, quenching, and Auger recombination) |
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