V:YAG

V:YAG
Vanadium doped yttrium aluminium garnet

Technical parameters

Material characteristics
Formula V3+:Y3Al5O12
Crystal structure cubic - la3d
Ground-state absorption cross-section at 1064 nm 1.5 x 10-18 cm2
Excited-state absorption cross-section at 1064 nm 3 x 10-19 cm2
Ground-state absorption cross-section at 1338 nm 2.5 x 10-18 cm2
Excited-state absorption cross-section at 1338 nm 4.5 x 10-19 cm2
Ground-state absorption cross-section at 1444 nm 1.8 x 10-18 cm2
Excited-state absorption cross-section at 1444 nm 3 x 10-19 cm2
Recovery time 5 ns