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Output characteristics of Nd:GdVO4 crystals laser with dual c-axis orthogonal gains end-pumped by two fiber-coupled diode lasers

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The output characteristics of neodymium-doped gadolinium vanadate (Nd:GdVO4) crystals laser with dual c-axis orthogonal gains end-pumped by two fiber-coupled diode lasers are investigated. With two 1 W semiconductor diode lasers pumping, the output power of TEM00 laser is 920 mW, and the optical conversion efficiency is close to 46%. By changing the relative orientations of both Nd:GdVO4 crystals, the polarization characteristics of laser are varied. In particular, by keeping the c-axes of two Nd:GdVO4 crystals orthogonal to each other and adjusting two diode pump lasers to operate at the same power level, the completely unpolarized light is obtained.

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  1. School of Optoelectronic and Communication Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, 361024, China

    Hai-feng Lin  (林海峰), Fei-bing Xiong  (熊飞兵) & Jian-ping Huang  (黄剑平)

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This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11104234).

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Lin, Hf., Xiong, Fb. & Huang, Jp. Output characteristics of Nd:GdVO4 crystals laser with dual c-axis orthogonal gains end-pumped by two fiber-coupled diode lasers. Optoelectron. Lett. 11, 30–32 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-015-4163-6

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