title: High average power 1314 nm Nd:YLF laser, passively Q-switched with V:YAG.
abstract: A 1314 nm Nd:YLF laser was designed and operated both CW and passively Q-switched. Maximum CW output of 10.4 W resulted from 45.2 W of incident pump power. Passive Q-switching was obtained by inserting a V:YAG saturable absorber in the cavity. The oscillator delivered a maximum of 825 μJ energy per pulse, with a pulse duration of 135 ns at a pulse repetition frequency of 6.3 kHz, effectively delivering 5.2 W of average power.
authors.affiliation: HartRAO, Krugersdorp, South Africa. roelf@hartrao.ac.za
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Botha
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bollig
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Collett
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Kuleshov
authors.forename: M J D
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Esser
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Combrinck
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: von Bergmann