Single-mode high-peak-power passively Q-switched diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser

摘要

We have demonstrated an efficient, compact, passively Q-switched single-mode diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser that uses Cr4+:YAG as a saturable absorber. Linear- and ring-cavity configurations were demonstrated. Pulse energies and widths were, respectively, 1.5 mJ and 3.9 ns for the linear cavity and 2.1 mJ and 12 ns for the ring cavity. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.