title: Continuous-wave and Q-switched operation of a compact, diode-pumped Yb3+:KY(WO4)2 planar waveguide laser.
abstract: A diode-pumped LPE-grown Yb:KYW planar waveguide laser is demonstrated in a microchip monolithic cavity configuration. Output powers as high as 148 mW and thresholds as low as 40 mW were demonstrated during continuous-wave operation. Pulses of 170 ns duration with maximum pulse energy of 44 nJ at a 722 kHz repetition rate were generated when Q-switched using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror.
authors.affiliation: J. F. Allen Physics Research Laboratories, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Bain
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lagatsky
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kurilchick
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Kisel
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Guretsky
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Luginets
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kalanda
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Kolesova
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Kuleshov
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sibbett
authors.forename: C T A
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authors.lastname: Brown