Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd : YAG laser at 1123 nm

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作者
Chen, YF [1 ]
Lan, YP [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Electrophys, Hsinchu 30050, Taiwan
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2004年 / 79卷 / 01期
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10.1007/s00340-004-1526-2
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
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 muJ and a peak power of 300 W at a pulse-repetition rate of 10 kHz.
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