title: Laser-diode side-pumped Nd:YAlO(3) laser at 1.08 and 1.34 microm.
abstract: We report efficient pulsed operation of a b-axis Nd:YAIO(3) laser rod at 1.08 and 1.34 microm side-pumped by laser-diode arrays. Optical slope efficiencies of 27% and 20% were obtained at these wavelengths. Polarized absorption spectra were taken for Nd:YAlO(3) along the three principal axes in the region of the pump bands from 780 to 830 nm.
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authors.lastname: Hanson