High-repetition-rate diode-pumped Nd:YVO{sub 4} slab laser
- Institute for Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6 (Canada)
{ital Q}-switched pulse energies of approximately 1 mJ at repetition rates as high as 1 kHz have been obtained from an electro-optically {ital Q}-switched Nd:YVO{sub 4} slab oscillator that was side pumped by a five-bar diode-laser stack. High gain within the slab resulted in pulse durations of less than 5 ns and sub-15-ns buildup times. Thermal effects caused the beam profile to deteriorate gradually from diffraction limited at lower repetition rates to approximately 1.5 times diffraction limited at 1 kHz.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 164957
- Journal Information:
- Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 19; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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