The invention relates to a rare earth ion Ln<3+>-doped gadolinium strontium aluminate laser crystal. The laser crystal is Ln<3+>:Gd2SrAl2O7, wherein Ln<3+> is equal to Nd<3+>, Yb<3+>, Tm<3+>, Dy<3+>, Er<3+> and Ho<3+>, and the doping concentration is 0.1at%-50at%; and the single crystal belongs to a tetragonal system, the space group is I4 / mmm, the cell parameters are as follows: a and b are equal to 3.7052-3.73149 angstroms, c is equal to 19.781-19.9857 angstroms, alpha, beta and gamma are equal to 90 degrees, V is equal to 271.56-278.28 cubic angstroms, and z is equal to 2. According to the single crystal, the lattice site of a trivalent gadolinium ion in a lattice is replaced with a trivalent rare earth ion. The compound is a congruent melting compound with a melting point of 1780 DEG C, and the single crystal with high optical quality and large size can grow by virtue of a pulling method and can be taken as the laser crystal.