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Heat generation in Nd doped vanadate crystals with 1.34 μm laser action
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Materials ScienceExcited State AbsorptionHeat GenerationEngineeringLaser SciencePhysicsCrystal MaterialOptical PropertiesApplied PhysicsLaser ApplicationsCondensed Matter PhysicsThermal PropertyLaser MaterialQuantum DefectVanadate CrystalsCrystallographyμM Laser Action
Thermal load in Nd3+ doped vanadate crystals with and without laser action at 1.34 mum is investigated. Excited state absorption contributes significantly to a fractional thermal loading as well as quantum defect.