title: Suppression of parasitic oscillations in a core-doped ceramic Nd:YAG laser by Sm:YAG cladding.
abstract: The onset of parasitic oscillations limits the extraction efficiency and therefore energy scaling of Q-switched lasers. A solid-state laser was end pumped with a fiber-coupled diode laser and operated in q-cw as well as in passively Q-switched operation. For Q-switched operation, we demonstrate the suppression of parasitic oscillations in a core-doped ceramic Nd:YAG laser by Sm:YAG cladding.
authors.affiliation: Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huss
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kolleck
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: Dietmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kracht