title: 1-mJ Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:BaY(2)F(8) laser.
abstract: We report what is to our knowledge the first high repetition rate Q-switched Nd:BaY(2)F(8) (Nd:BaYF) laser pumped with a multiwatt fiber-coupled diode array tuned at 806 nm. As much as 2.42 W of average power and up to 1.05 mJ of pulse energy were obtained with 6.1 W of absorbed pump power, with excellent beam quality (M(2)<1.2) and linear polarization.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agnesi
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carraro
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guandalini
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reali
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sani
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toncelli
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tonelli