Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1542327 | Optics Communications | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We demonstrate high-efficiency diode-end-pumped multi-wavelength Nd:YAG lasers for continuous-wave and Q-switched operation. For the continuous-wave case, the Nd:YAG laser oscillates at 1.06 and 1.3 μm simultaneously; the maximum output power of 2.0 W (M2 = 1.3) and 3.6 W (M2 = 1.8) have been achieved at the incident pump power of 20.3 W, with the respective average slope efficiencies of 12.0% and 21.4%, for the lines of 1.06 and 1.3 μm, respectively. For the Q-switched operation, we achieve the average output power of 1.3 W (M2 = 2.7) at 1.06 μm and 2.0 W (M2 = 3.0) at 1.3 μm with the corresponding peak power of 10.2 and 4.2 kW under an incident pump power of 20.3 W.
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Authors
Yu-E Hou, Ya-Xian Fan, Jing-Liang He, Hui-Tian Wang,