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Multi-wavelength passively Q-switched red lasers with Nd3+:YAG/YAG/V3+:YAG/YAG composite crystal

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We experimentally demonstrated a passively Q-switched red laser with an Nd3+:YAG/YAG/V3+:YAG/YAG composite crystal. Multi-wavelength operation at 659.5, 664 and 669 nm was observed. This is the first observation of the 1327.6 nm laser and its second harmonic generation from the Nd3+:YAG based system. The maximum average output power of red laser was 542 mW at the pumped power of 17.18 W. To the best of our knowledge, it is the highest output power of frequency-doubling red laser obtained in a passively Q-switched Nd3+:YAG system.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dr. Wei Jiang for providing technical support for the experiment.

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This study was funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) (61475067, 61605062); Guangdong Project of Science and Technology (201508010021, 2016B090917002, 2016B090926004), and Guangzhou Union Project of Science and Technology (201604040006, 201604040007).

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  1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China

    Hai Qiong Zhou, Xiao Lin Bi, Si Qi Zhu, Zhen Li, Hao Yin, Pei Xiong Zhang & Zhen Qiang Chen

  2. Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, Guangdong, China

    Hai Qiong Zhou, Xiao Lin Bi, Si Qi Zhu, Zhen Li, Hao Yin, Pei Xiong Zhang & Zhen Qiang Chen

  3. Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, 518057, Guangdong, China

    Qi Tao Lv

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Zhou, H.Q., Bi, X.L., Zhu, S.Q. et al. Multi-wavelength passively Q-switched red lasers with Nd3+:YAG/YAG/V3+:YAG/YAG composite crystal. Opt Quant Electron 50, 56 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-018-1326-2

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