title: Passively Q-switched Nd:YVO(4) laser with a Cr(4+):YAG crystal saturable absorber.
abstract: We demonstrate, for the first time as far as we know, a passively Q-switched operation of a Nd:YVO(4) laser in which a Cr(4+):YAG crystal and a laser-diode bar are used as the saturable absorber and the pump source, respectively. Stable laser pulses as short as 28 ns with 20-muJ energy can be generated with this laser, which has the advantages of simplicity, high efficiency, and good long-term stability.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deng