title: Self-Q-switched Nd:YVO4 microchip lasers.
abstract: We have observed giant pulses from cw pumped, monolithic Nd:YVO(4) microchip lasers, several hundred times the cw level, with pulse lengths less than 2 ns, which cannot be accounted for by conventional gain switching. These pulses occur as the second longitudinal mode starts to oscillate and can be described by the inclusion of gain-related effects in the formation of a stable cavity.
authors: R S
authors: RS
authors: Conroy
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authors: Lake
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authors: Friel
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authors: Sinclair