Crystal properties
Atomic Density	1.26 x 1020 atoms/cm³ (Nd 1.0%)
Crystal Structure	Zircon Tetragonal, space group D4h-I4/amd a = b = 7.1193Å c = 6.2892Å
Density	4.22 g/cm³
Mohs Hardnes:	4-5 (Glass-Like)
Thermal Expansion Coefficient (300 K).	aa = 4.43 x 10-6/K aa = 11.37 x 10-6/K
Thermal Conductivity Coefficient (300 K)	//C: 0.0523 W/cn/K ^C: 0.0510 W/cm/K
Optical Properties
Lasing wavelength	1064 nm 1342 nm
Thermal optical coefficient (300K).	dn0/dT = 8.5 x 10-6 /K dne/dT = 2.9 x 10-6 /K
Stimulated emmission cross-section.	25 x 10-19 cm² @ 1064 nm
Fluorescent lifetime	90 ms
Absorption coefficient.	31.4 cm-1 @ 810 nm
Intrinsic loss.	0.02 cm-1 @ 1064 nm
Gain bandwidth	0.96 nm @ 1064 nm
Polarized laser emission	p polarization; parallel to optic axis (c-axis)
Diode pumped optical to optical efficiency	> 60 %
Sellmeier equations for pure YVO4 crystal as follows
no2 = 3.77834 + 0.069736 / (l2- 0 04724) - 0.010813l2
ne2 = 4.59905 + 0.110534 / (l2- 0.04813) - 0.012676l2