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A diode end-pumped self Q-switched Cr4+, Nd3+: YAG laser was established with 30-ns pulse width (FWHM) and 0.5-μJ pulse energy output. In normal pulse pumping operation, the lasing threshold changed greatly from 122 mJ to 2.4 mJ as the pump pulse frequency varied from 1 Hz to 500 Hz due to pumping-induced thermal effect. A pre-pumping method was proposed and the change of the lasing threshold was reduced; programmable Q-pulse output with maximum frequency of 16 kHz and high stability was achieved.
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Received: 16 January 2001 / Revised version: 21 May 2001 / Published online: 19 September 2001
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Hong, Z., Zheng, H., Chen, J. et al. Laser-diode-pumped Cr4+, Nd3+:YAG self-Q-switched laser with high repetition rate and high stability. Appl Phys B 73, 205–207 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100641
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100641