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Improvement of the Performance of an Acousto-Optical Q-Switched Nd:YAG 946 nm Laser Using a Convex–Plane Cavity

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We improve the performance of an acousto-optical Q-switched Nd:YAG 946 nm laser using a convex–plane cavity. We obtain the highest output average power of 2.3 W with a pulse width of 15.3 ns in a 10 kHz 946 nm laser with a convex–plane cavity. The maximum peak power 15.0 kW is about three times higher than that in a plane–plane cavity. Also we investigate the output performances of the pulsed 946 nm laser with the convex–plane cavity at 20 and 50 kHz.

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  1. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Tunable Laser, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China

    Xudong Li, Renpeng Yan, Xin Yu & Deying Chen

  2. Institute of Optoelectronics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, China

    Xudong Li, Renpeng Yan, Xin Yu & Deying Chen

  3. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Optics, Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215163, China

    Jing Gao

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Li, X., Yan, R., Yu, X. et al. Improvement of the Performance of an Acousto-Optical Q-Switched Nd:YAG 946 nm Laser Using a Convex–Plane Cavity. J Russ Laser Res 34, 586–592 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-013-9391-2

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