title: Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:Gd0.5Y0.5VO4 laser at 1.34 microm with V3+:YAG as the saturable absorber.
abstract: The performance of a diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:Gd(0.5)Y(0.5)VO(4) laser at 1.34 microm with V(3+):YAG as the saturable absorber was demonstrated for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The focal lengths of thermal lens in the diode-end-pumped Nd:Gd(0.5)Y(0.5)VO(4) laser for the 1.34 microm transition was experimentally investigated, with the corresponding proportion constant estimated to be approximately1.5x10(4) W/mm. For the passive Q-switching operation, the maximum average output power of 0.96 W was achieved under the pump power of 7.28 W, corresponding to optical-to-optical conversion and slope efficiency of 13.2% and 17.6%, respectively. The minimum pulse width attained was 47.8 ns with the pulse repetition frequency of 76 kHz, with the single pulse energy and peak power estimated to be 8.7 microJ and 182 W, respectively.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Hai-Tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Bai-Tao
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jing-Liang
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jian-Fei
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jin-Long
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiu-Qin
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chun-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity