Neodymium Doped Yttrium Vanadate (Nd:YVO4)-Crystal

Characteristic

Neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate (Nd:YVO₄) is a crystalline material formed by adding neodymium ions to yttrium orthovanadate.

Application

It is commonly used as an active laser medium for diode-pumped solid-state lasers. It comes as a transparent blue-tinted material. It is birefringent, therefore rods made of it are usually rectangular.