title: Efficient pulsed 946-nm laser emission from Nd:YAG pumped by a titanium-doped sapphire laser.
abstract: Efficient pulsed room-temperature laser emission at 946 nm is obtained from a Nd:YAG rod pumped by a Ti-doped sapphire laser in the free-running mode. Three bonded YAG rods of 3-mm diameter with different Nd concentrations and active lengths were tested. A maximum output energy of 83.5 mJ at 3 Hz was obtained with a slope efficiency of 32.3% in an end-pumping configuration.
authors.affiliation: Institut Franco-Allemand de Recherches de Saint-Louis, 5 rue du Général Cassagnou, B.P. 34, 68301 Saint-Louis Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lutz
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authors.lastname: Musset
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Boquillon
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirth