Diode-pumped passive Q-switched 946 nm Nd:YAG laser with a GaAs saturable absorber

Su Mei Wang*, Qiu Lin Zhang, Ling Zhang, Chun Yu Zhang, Dong Xiang Zhang, Bao Hua Feng, Zhi Guo Zhang

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Abstract

We report, for the first time to our knowledge, a diode-pumped passive Q-switched 946 nm Nd:YAG laser by using a GaAs as saturable absorber. The maximum average output power is 1.24 W at an incident pump power of 15 W, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 10%. Laser pulses with pulse duration of 70 ns and repetition rate of 330 kHz are generated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)619-621
Number of pages3
JournalChinese Physics Letters
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2006
Externally publishedYes

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