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High repetition rate passive Q-switching of diode-pumped Nd:GdVO4 laser at 912 nm with V3+:YAG as the saturable absorber

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The character of a diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO4/V3+:YAG 912 nm laser was demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge. With an absorbed pump power of 7.4 W, an average output power of 360 mW with a Q-switched pulse width of 328 ns at a pulse repetition rate of 163 kHz was obtained. The Q-switching efficiency was found to be 32.7%. Our work further indicated V3+:YAG could be an effective fast passive Q-switch for 0.9 μm radiation.

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  1. College of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Ji’nan, 250014, China

    H. W. Yang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji’nan, 250100, China

    H. T. Huang, J. L. He, S. D. Liu, F. Q. Liu, X. Q. Yang, J. L. Xu, J. F. Yang & B. T. Zhang

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Yang, H.W., Huang, H.T., He, J.L. et al. High repetition rate passive Q-switching of diode-pumped Nd:GdVO4 laser at 912 nm with V3+:YAG as the saturable absorber. Laser Phys. 21, 66–69 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X10230155

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