Yttrium Orthovanadate

Yttrium orthovanadate (YVO₄) is a transparent crystal. Undoped YVO₄ is also used to make efficient high-power polarizing prisms similar to Glan–Taylor prisms.

There are two principal applications for doped Yttrium orthovanadate:

• Doped with neodymium it forms Nd:YVO₄, an active laser medium used in diode-pumped solid-state lasers.
• Doped with europium it forms Eu:YVO₄, the dominant red phosphor used in cathode ray tubes especially in color TVs.