Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 24, Issue 5, 641(2004)
High Repetition Rate Electro-Optically Q-Switched Nd∶YVO4 Slab Laser with High Beam Quality Output
Partially end-pumped slab laser using hybrid resonator is a favourable concept to scale high power with high beam quality in compact dimension. Nd∶YVO4 have the advantages of large laser cross section and short fluorescence lifetime. These features are required in high repetition rate short pulse length applications. A electro-optically Q-swithced slab laser with hybrid resonator has been realized. High repetition rate pulse with high beam quality output was measured. At 5 kHz operation, Q-swithced laser with pulse energy of 7.2 mJ and pulse width of 5.7 ns was obtained. The energy and width were 1.6 mJ and 9.5 ns respectively when the repetition rate reached 50 kHz. The beam quality factor M2 was lower than 2.
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[in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese]. High Repetition Rate Electro-Optically Q-Switched Nd∶YVO4 Slab Laser with High Beam Quality Output[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2004, 24(5): 641