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We demonstrate a high-peak-power quasi-continuous-wave diode-pumped passive Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 946 nm. We make a thorough comparison of the output performance between the saturable absorbers of InGaAs quantum wells (QWs) and a Cr4+:YAG crystal. Experimental results reveal that the saturable absorber of InGaAs QWs is superior to the Cr4+:YAG crystal because of the low nonsaturable losses and leads to a pulse energy of 330 μJ with a peak power greater than 11 kW.
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Huang, Y., Su, K., Li, A. et al. High-peak-power passively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 946 nm. Appl. Phys. B 91, 429–432 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-2975-9
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