title: Experimental and theoretical investigation on passively Q-switched laser action in c-cut Nd:MgO:LiNbO₃.
abstract: The performance of a diode-pumped c-cut Nd:MgO:LiNbO3 laser at 1093 nm was demonstrated. Under an absorbed pump power of 7.450 W, a maximum continuous wave output power of 1.570 W was obtained, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 26.0%. For passive Q-switching operation, 24 ns pulses were observed with a repetition rate of 17.1 kHz, resulting in a peak power of 1357 W. The experimental results were theoretically analyzed by a rate equation model, in which the Gaussian spatial distribution of the intracavity photon density was taken into account.
authors.forename: Mingqi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shengzhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yuanhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sang
authors.forename: Guiqiu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dechun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kejian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wenchao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Shixia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li