High-peak-power diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser

We report on a passively Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser polarized along the a axis (corresponding to the smallest value of emission cross section at 1064 nm), generating 157-*mJ pulses with 6.0-ns time duration (>20 kW peak power) and 3.6 W of average power at 1064 nm with good beam qualit...

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Published in:Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics Lasers and optics, 2003-04, Vol.76 (4), p.351-354
Main Authors: AGNESI, A, DELL'ACQUA, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beams (radiation)
Birefringence
Cross sections (physics)
Crystals
Diode-pumped lasers
Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers
Emission
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Laser optical systems: design and operation
Lasers
Optics
Physics
Polarization
Q-switching
Resonators
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Summary:We report on a passively Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser polarized along the a axis (corresponding to the smallest value of emission cross section at 1064 nm), generating 157-*mJ pulses with 6.0-ns time duration (>20 kW peak power) and 3.6 W of average power at 1064 nm with good beam quality (M
ISSN:0946-2171
1432-0649
DOI:10.1007/s00340-003-1098-6