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Efficient passively Q-switched Nd:YLF TEM00-mode laser at 1053 nm: selection of polarization with birefringence

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The natural birefringence of the Nd:YLF crystal is utilized to achieve a reliable TEM00-mode linearly polarized laser at 1053 nm in a compact concave-plano resonator. The efficient selection of the polarization relies on the combined effect of the difference in diffraction angle for σ- and π-polarization of a wedged laser crystal and the alignment sensitivity of an optical resonator. We further employ a Cr4+:YAG saturable absorber to perform the passively Q-switched operation. At an incident pump power of 12 W, the maximum average output power is up to 2.3 W with a pulse repetition rate of 8 kHz and a pulse width of 9 ns. The pulse energy and peak power are found to be 288 μJ and 32 kW, respectively.

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The authors thank the National Science Council for their financial support of this research under Contract No. NSC-100-2628-M-009-001-MY3.

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    Y. J. Huang, C. Y. Tang, W. L. Lee, Y. P. Huang, S. C. Huang & Y. F. Chen

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Huang, Y.J., Tang, C.Y., Lee, W.L. et al. Efficient passively Q-switched Nd:YLF TEM00-mode laser at 1053 nm: selection of polarization with birefringence. Appl. Phys. B 108, 313–317 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-012-4933-9

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