Diode-end-pumped electro-optically Q-switched Nd:YLF slab laser.
We report a very compact Nd:YLF slab laser that is end pumped by a quasi-continuous-wave diode stack. A hybrid resonator is used to generate high output power in a near-diffraction-limited beam (i.e., a beam propogation M2 factor of less than 1.2). A pulse energy of 14.3 mJ was obtained with a pulse width of 8.5 ns at a repetition rate of 500 Hz, which corresponds to a Q-switched peak power of 1.68 MW.
Zhang
Hengli
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EdgeWave GmbH, Steinbachstr 15, 52074, Aachen, Germany. hzhang@ilt.fhg.de
Du
Keming
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Li
Daijun
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Shi
Peng
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Wang
Yongdong
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Diart
Robert
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