1.
Appl Opt
; 43(14): 2944-7, 2004 May 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15143822
ABSTRACT
Passively Q-switched ceramic Nd3+:YAG lasers with ceramic Cr4+:YAG saturable absorbers are demonstrated. When the lasers are pumped by a 1-W cw laser diode, optical-optical efficiency as great as 22% is obtained with Cr4+:YAG of initial transmission ranging from 94% to 79%. The results are similar to those in their crystalline counterparts. The operation of Brewster's angle and the polarization state of the laser output are also investigated.
2.
Opt Lett
; 27(13): 1120-2, 2002 Jul 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18026380
ABSTRACT
Continuous-wave output at 1319 nm was obtained from a laser-diode-pumped 1% ceramic Nd:YAG laser. As much as 36.3-W output was obtained under pump power of 290 W, with an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 12.5%.
