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Chemical compound
Yttrium orthovanadate (YVO4 ) is a transparent crystal. Undoped YVO4 is also used to make efficient high-power polarizing prisms similar to
Glan–Taylor prisms .
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There are two principal applications for
doped Yttrium orthovanadate:
Basic properties
See also
References
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US patent 3914018 , Deshazer, Larry G., "Yttrium orthovanadate optical polarizer", issued 1975-10-21, assigned to Union Carbide Corp.
^ Koechner, Walter (2006).
"Nd:YVO4 " . Solid-state laser engineering . Springer. p. 69.
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978-0-387-29094-2 .
^ Caro, Paul (1998-06-01).
"Rare earths in luminescence" . Rare earths . Editorial Complutense. pp. 323–325.
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978-84-89784-33-8 .
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"Yttrium Vanadate (YVO4) Crystal" . Casix. Archived from
the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-12 .
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c DeShazer, L.G.; Rand, S.C.; Wechsler, B.A. (1987). Weber, Marvin J. (ed.). Handbook of Laser Science and Technology, Vol. V: Optical materials part 3 . Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 283.
ISBN
0-8493-3505-1 .
^ DeShazer, L.G.; Rand, S.C.; Wechsler, B.A. (1987). Weber, Marvin J. (ed.). Handbook of Laser Science and Technology, Vol. V: Optical materials part 3 . Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 329.
ISBN
0-8493-3505-1 .