Comparative laser study of Nd:KGW and Nd:YAG near 1.3 mu m

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作者
Musset, O
Boquillon, JP
机构
[1] Laboratoire de Physique, Université de Bourgogne, Faculté Sciences Mirande, 21011 Dijon Cedex
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 1997年 / 64卷 / 04期
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10.1007/s003400050206
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A comparative study of Nd:KGW and Nd:YAG laser crystals pumped by flashlamp has been conducted near 1.3 mu m with output energy up to 1 J and at a repetition rate up to 50 Hz. An average power of 23 W for KGW in free-running mode was achieved with a total efficiency better than 2.8 % for the Nd:KGW and 1.8 % for the Nd:YAG.
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