Abstract
We report on a compact and highly efficient diode-end-pumped TEM00 Nd:YVO4 slab laser with an output power of 103 W and beam quality M2 ≦ 1.5. The optical-to-optical efficiency was 41.5%. In electro-optically Q-switched operation. 83 W of average power at a pulse-repetition rate of 50 kHz with a pulse length of 11.3 ns was obtained. At a pulse-repetition rate of 10 kHz, 5.6 mJ of pulse energy, and 870 kW of peak power were measured.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-89 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jan 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
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Du, K., Li, D., Zhang, H., Shi, P., Wei, X., & Diart, R. (2003). Electro-optically Q-switched Nd:YVO4 slab laser with a high repetition rate and a short pulse width. Optics Letters, 28(2), 87-89. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.000087