Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 13, 1301001(2022)

LD Pumped Watt-Level Actively Q-switched Alexandrite Laser

Jingchong Wang1, Chen Guan2,3, Zhaojun Liu1,2、*, Zhenhua Cong1,2, Shiwu Wang4, Yi Nie4, Yang Liu2,5, and Zhigang Zhao1,2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Laser and Infrared System of Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China
  • 2School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China
  • 3Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250104, Shandong, China
  • 4Crystech Co., Ltd., Qingdao 266000, Shandong, China
  • 5Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan 250101, Shandong, China
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    Jingchong Wang, Chen Guan, Zhaojun Liu, Zhenhua Cong, Shiwu Wang, Yi Nie, Yang Liu, Zhigang Zhao. LD Pumped Watt-Level Actively Q-switched Alexandrite Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(13): 1301001

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Oct. 28, 2021

    Accepted: Nov. 26, 2021

    Published Online: Jun. 30, 2022

    The Author Email: Liu Zhaojun (zhaojunliu@sdu.edu.cn), Zhao Zhigang (zhigang@sdu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1301001

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