Scaling output energy in a diode-end-pumped passively Q-switched laser with a flat–flat resonator

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• 作者：C. Y. Tang ; Y. J. Huang ; H. C. Liang ; Y. F. Chen ; K. W. Su
• 刊名：Applied Physics B
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：123
• 期：1
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• 刊物类别：Physics and Astronomy
• 刊物主题：Physics, general; Physical Chemistry; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices; Quantum Optics; Engineering, general;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-0649
• 卷排序：123

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The spatial and temporal behaviors in a diode-end-pumped passively Q-switched laser with a flat–flat resonator are systematically explored as a function of the cavity length. A Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG miniature laser is experimentally used to show that the scale-up of the pulse energy without the higher-order transverse modes can be practically realized by optimizing the cavity length as a function of the pump size. A theoretical analysis is performed to confirm the experimental results. The extracavity second harmonic generation is experimentally conducted to demonstrate the usefulness of the laser design. PACS number(s): 42.60.Gd Q-switching; 42.55.Xi Diode-pumped lasers; 42.55.-f Lasers; 42.65.Sf Dynamics of nonlinear optical systems; optical instabilities, optical chaos and complexity, and optical spatiotemporal dynamics.