Abstract
Power scaling and thermal issues in a diode pumped Nd:YAG laser using a nonfocussing solid collector geometry are presented. This laser yields Q-switched pulses of 10.9 mJ and 7.5 ns, from an absorbed pump energy of 50 mJ.
© 1993 Optical Society of America
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