Ytterbium-doped lutetium orthovanadate explained

Ytterbium-doped lutetium orthovanadate, typically abbreviated 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.

See also

• List of laser types

Further reading

• Liu . Junhai . Mateos . Xavier . Zhang . Huaijin . Wang . Jiyang . Jiang . Minhua . Griebner . Uwe . Petrov . Valentin . Continuous-wave laser operation of Yb:LuVO₄ . Optics Letters . The Optical Society . 30 . 23 . 2005-12-01 . 3162–3164 . 0146-9592 . 10.1364/ol.30.003162 . 16342708 . 2005OptL...30.3162L .
• Higuchi . M. . Shimizu . T. . Takahashi . J. . Ogawa . T. . Urata . Y. . Miura . T. . Wada . S. . Machida . H. . Growth of RE:LuVO₄ (RE=Nd, Tm, Yb) single crystals by the floating zone method and their spectroscopic properties . Journal of Crystal Growth . Elsevier BV . 283 . 1–2 . 2005 . 0022-0248 . 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2005.05.055 . 100–107. 2005JCrGr.283..100H .