Yb:LuVO4

Yb:LuVO₄ is an active laser medium. The peak absorption cross section for the pi-polarization is 8.42×10⁻²⁰ cm² at 985 nm, and the stimulated emission cross section at 1020 nm is 1.03×10⁻²⁰ cm².

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See also

• List of laser types

Further reading

• J. Liu, X. Mateos, H. Zhang, J. Wang, M. Jiang, U. Griebner, and V. Petrov, "Continuous-wave laser operation of Yb:LuVO4," Opt. Lett. 30, 3162-3164 (2005).
• Higuchi, M, Shimizu, T, Takahashi, J, et al. "Growth of RE : LuVO4 (RE = Nd, Tm, Yb) single crystals by the floating zone method and their spectroscopic properties," J CRYST GROWTH 283 100-107 (2005).