Published 2003 | Version v1
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Thermal conductivity and refractive indices of Nd:GdVO4 crystals

Creators

  • 1. State Key Lab. and Inst. of Cryst. Mater., Shandong Univ., Jinan, 250100 (China)
  • 2. College of Envir. and Mater. Engineering, Yantai Univer., Yantai, 264005 (China)
  • 3. Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Fuzhou (China)

Description

The thermal conductivities of Nd:YAG, M(Y,Gd)VO4 crystals were measured at 298 K. The value of Nd:GdVO4 crystal along <001> direction was 11.4 W/mK, which was higher than that of YAG crystal measured to be 10.7 W/mK. The principal refractive indices of Nd:GdVO4 crystal in the temperature range from 20 C to 170 C were determined by auto-collimation method. Based on the measured values of refractive indices, the Sellmeier equation and expression of temperature dependence of refractive indices have been obtained. The measured results show that the birefringence Δn is 0.22007 at 20 C and temperature coefficient of birefringence is 4.33 x 10-6/ C for 1.064 μm. These results prove that the GdVO4 crystal is a laser crystal with excellent thermal and birefringence properties. (copyright 2003 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co. KGaA, Weinheim) (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/crat.200310097

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1002/crat.200310097;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Crystal Research and Technology
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 793-797
ISSN
0232-1300
CODEN
CRTEDF

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
34076658
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
BIREFRINGENCE; DOPED MATERIALS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; NEODYMIUM ADDITIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VANADATES
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; DATA; INFORMATION; MATERIALS; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; NUMERICAL DATA; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RARE EARTH ADDITIONS; RARE EARTH ALLOYS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; REFRACTION; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS

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