Diode end pumped Nd:YVO[sub]4[/sub] laser passively Q-switched with Cr[sup]+4[/sup]:YAG saturable absorber

Gholamreza Honarasa; Amir Noferesti

doi:10.1117/12.880292

17 January 2011 Diode end pumped Nd:YVO₄ laser passively Q-switched with Cr⁺⁴:YAG saturable absorber

Gholamreza Honarasa, Amir Noferesti

Proceedings Volume 7747, 16th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications; 77471F (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880292
Event: XVI International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, 2010, Nessebar, Bulgaria

Abstract

Passive Q-switching of a diode pumped Nd:YVO4 laser with Cr⁺⁴:YAG saturable absorber was studied experimentally. At 3Wof incident pump power, the laser pulses of duration 37 ns and energy 5.2 μJ with peak power of 140 W and repetition rate of 100 kHz were obtained.

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Gholamreza Honarasa and Amir Noferesti "Diode end pumped Nd:YVO₄ laser passively Q-switched with Cr⁺⁴:YAG saturable absorber", Proc. SPIE 7747, 16th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, 77471F (17 January 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880292

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