Aimed to compare the two materials directly under diode-end-pumping by performing thermal lens measurements during lasing with a HeNe probe beam using identical low-doped (0.15%), 4x4x18 mm3 crystals. Our setup was such that we could separately analyse the dioptric powers in the s and p polarisations.
Reference:
Strauss, HJ, Bollig, C, Von Bergmann, M and Esser, MD. 2009. Comparative study of thermal lensing in low-doped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 of equal doping concentration. European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Munich, Germany, 14-19 June 2009, pp 1
Strauss, H. J., Bollig, C., Von Bergmann, M., & Esser, M. (2009). Comparative study of thermal lensing in low-doped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 of equal doping concentration. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3799
Strauss, Hencharl J, C Bollig, M Von Bergmann, and MD Esser. "Comparative study of thermal lensing in low-doped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 of equal doping concentration." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3799
Strauss HJ, Bollig C, Von Bergmann M, Esser M, Comparative study of thermal lensing in low-doped Nd:YVO4 and Nd:GdVO4 of equal doping concentration; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE); 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3799 .