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Nd3+:NaY(WO4)2, known as Nd:NYW, is a new type crystal. By using laser-diode as pump source, a passive Q-switching of intracavity-frequency-doubling Nd:NYW/KTP laser has been realized with Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber. The dependence of pulse repetition rate, pulse energy, pulse width, and peak power on incident pump power for different small-signal transmissions of Cr4+:YAG are measured. The coupled rate equations are used to simulate the Q-switched process of laser, and the numerical solutions agree with the experimental results.
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Zhao, S., Chen, L., Li, G. et al. Passive Q-switching of a laser-diode-pumped intracavity-frequency-doubling Nd:Nd3+:NaY(WO4)2/KTP laser with Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber. Opt Quant Electron 36, 1227–1236 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-004-7221-z
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