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Efficiency of diode-pumped 1.35µm laser from Nd:KGW

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A set of quasi-Continuous-Wave (CW) diode lasers has been used to pump Nd:KGW and to generate 1.35µm laser radiation at room temperature. The optical-to-optical and slope efficiencies have been measured and compared with those of Nd:YAG at identical experimental conditions.

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  1. Laser Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Howard University, 20059, Washington, DC, USA

    V. Kushawaha, Y. Yan & Y. Chen

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Kushawaha, V., Yan, Y. & Chen, Y. Efficiency of diode-pumped 1.35µm laser from Nd:KGW. Appl. Phys. B 62, 533–535 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01081056

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