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CUDNEY, R.S.  e  MINOR, C.E.. Sub-nanosecond, megawatt compact diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser. Rev. mex. fis. [online]. 2018, vol.64, n.5, pp.512-518.  Epub 30-Nov-2019. ISSN 0035-001X.

We present a compact source of sub-nanosecond infrared laser pulses. The system is a diode-pumped, passively Q-switched Nd:YLF laser that emits 1.047 µm pulses with a FWHM duration of 750 ps, an energy of 2.3 mJ per pulse at a repetition rate of over 40 Hz. We also provide a simple rate-equation model that adequately describes the experimental results. This laser is ideal for several applications that require energetic sub-nanosecond pulses that cannot be obtained easily with actively Q-switched lasers or mode-locked lasers.

Palavras-chave : Lasers; Q-switching; diode-pumped lasers; 42.55.-f; 42.60.Gd; 42.55.Xi.

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