Laser Properties of the Nd:YGd2 Sc2 Al2Ga O12 Garnet Ceramic
Résumé
CW lasing at 1058.6 and 1061.3 nm was demonstrated with 45% slope efficiency from the Nd:YGd2Sc2Al2GaO12 ceramic. From passive Q-switching, 2 ns pulses with 6.2 μJ energy are obtained at 7.3 kHz repetition rate.