Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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733263 | Optics & Laser Technology | 2015 | 4 Pages |
•Diode-pumped CW and passively Q-switched lasers of Nd:GdLuAG mixed garnet at 1123 nm were demonstrated.•The Nd:GdLuAG laser emitting at 1123 nm was obtained for the first time to the best of our knowledge.•The Nd:GdLuAG has a better ability of energy storage than Nd:YAG in 1123 nm oscillation.
Diode-pumped CW and passively Q-switched lasers of Nd:GdLuAG mixed garnet at 1123 nm were demonstrated. The maximum average output power of CW operation was 4.13 W. For Q-switched operation, the average output power was 800 mW, the corresponding single pulse energy was 133.8 µJ. The Nd:GdLuAG laser emitting at 1123 nm was obtained for the first time to the best of our knowledge, which proves that the Nd:GdLuAG mixed garnet has a better ability of energy storage than Nd:YAG in 1123 nm oscillation.