Nd:CaYAlO4—a new crystal for solid-state lasers emitting at 1.08 μm
- 12 February 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 56 (7) , 608-610
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.102712
Abstract
Crystals with the K2 NiF4 structure are good hosts for transition metal and rare‐earth ions. Continuous‐wave room‐temperature laser action in a neodymium‐doped crystal with this structure, CaYAlO4 , was observed using a GaAlAs diode laser array for end pumping of the laser rod. The free‐running laser operated at a wavelength of 1080.6 nm.Keywords
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