title: Passively Q-switched Nd:YAG ceramic laser with V(3+):YAG saturable absorber at 1357  nm.
abstract: 1357 nm single-wavelength continuous-wave and passively V(3+):YAGQ-switched Nd:YAG ceramic crystal lasers have been experimentally demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge. The output power of the continuous-wave laser was as high as 2.4 W under the incident pump power of 14.8 W. The corresponding optical to optical efficiency was about 16.2% and the slope efficiency was about 18.6%. The Q-switched laser remained single-wavelength output with a maximum average output power of 628 mW at the incident pump power of 12.4 W. The corresponding pulse width was 21 ns and the repetition frequency was 15 kHz.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Huanian
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiaxiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Qingpu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang