We report on a diode-end-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:YAG ceramic laser. By using a Cr 4+ :YAG single crystal of 80% initial transmission as the saturable absorber, stable Q-switched pulses with 126 mu J pulse energy, 12 ns pulse width and 8.4 kHz pulse repetition rate have been obtained.
Hong Jin KongZ. Z. ZhangDingyuan TangGuoqiang XieChi Chiu ChanY. H. Shen
Weixia LanQ.P. WangZhaojun LiuX.Y. ZhangFen BaiHong‐Bin ShenLiang Gao
Guoqiang XieDingyuan TangJian KongLiejia Qian
Duck-Lae KimBeomseok LeeHee-Sang YooJaeyong JeongYeong-Sik Kim
Antonio AgnesiStefano Dell’AcquaG. Reali