Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 43, Issue 10, 1001007(2016)

High Power Passively Q-Switched Laser of Diode-Pumped Domestic Yb:YAG Ceramic

Yu Yang1、*, Zhu Jiangfeng1, Li Jiang2, Gao Ziye1, Wang Junli1, Xie Tengfei2, Pan Yubai2, and Wei Zhiyi3
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    Yu Yang, Zhu Jiangfeng, Li Jiang, Gao Ziye, Wang Junli, Xie Tengfei, Pan Yubai, Wei Zhiyi. High Power Passively Q-Switched Laser of Diode-Pumped Domestic Yb:YAG Ceramic[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2016, 43(10): 1001007

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Apr. 13, 2016

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 12, 2016

    The Author Email: Yang Yu (yuyang3640@foxmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl201643.1001007

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