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Improved performance of acoustooptically Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 laser by using the planoconvex cavity

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A planoconvex cavity is used to compensate the thermal lens effectively for a Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 laser. The good beam quality of the continuous-wave (CW) output laser was obtained and the performances of the Q-switched laser were improved remarkably. The pulse width reduced and the output ratio of the Q-switching to free running increased resulting from the good beam quality of the planoconvex cavity compared with those used on a flat-flat cavity.

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  1. National Key Laboratory of Tunable Laser Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China

    Y. F. Ma, X. Yu, X. D. Li, J. Gao, J. B. Peng, F. Chen, Z. Zhang & J. H. Yu

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Ma, Y.F., Yu, X., Li, X.D. et al. Improved performance of acoustooptically Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 laser by using the planoconvex cavity. Laser Phys. 18, 1505–1507 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X08120177

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