Abstract
A diode-pumped Nd: YAG laser at 1123 nm is passively Q-switched by using a low doping concentration Cr4+: YAG crystal as a saturable absorber. When pumped by a 1.5-W laser diode, the laser produces pulses of 50-ns duration with a pulse energy of as much as 15 μJ and a peak power of 300 W at a pulse-repetition rate of 10 kHz.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 29-31 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jul 2004 |