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Nd:KGW Laser under Flashlamp-pumping at Repetition Rate up to 50 Hz and Average Power of 70 W (free-lasing and Q-switched mode)

O. MussetJ. P. Boquillon

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Materials scienceRepetition (rhetorical device)business.industryMode (statistics)Laserlaw.inventionPower (physics)Maximum efficiencyCrystalWavelengthOpticslawbusinessLasing threshold

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The laser performance of Nd:KGd(WO4)2 crystal or Nd:KGW has been studied under flashlamp-pumping in the free-running and Q-switched mode (with active or passive Q-switching) at repetition rate up to 50 Hz. Maximum output powers respectively of 70 and 30 W were achieved at 1.06 pm with a maximum efficiency of 6%. Free-running emission was also obtained at 1.35 pm with a maximum average power of 24 W and a total efficiency of 2.9% at this wavelength. A comparison with a similar Nd:YAG crystal is given showing a noticeable advantage for Nd:KGW.

https://doi.org/10.1364/assl.1997.hp7