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Millijoule intracavity OPO driven by a passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser with AlGaInAs quantum-well saturable absorber

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We originally demonstrate the use of an AlGaInAs periodic quantum-well absorber to achieve a quasi-continuous-wave (QCW) diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser with an intracavity optical parametric oscillator (OPO). With a diode-pumping energy of 35 mJ, the output pulse energy and the pulse width at 1573 nm are found to be 1.58 mJ and 26 ns, respectively. The pulse repetition rate can be up to 100 Hz with the overall OPO beam quality M2 factor to be better than 1.5.

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    Y. P. Huang, P. Y. Chiang, Y. F. Chen & K. F. Huang

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Huang, Y.P., Chiang, P.Y., Chen, Y.F. et al. Millijoule intracavity OPO driven by a passively Q-switched Nd:YVO4 laser with AlGaInAs quantum-well saturable absorber. Appl. Phys. B 104, 591–595 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4386-6

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