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We directly produced for the first time a high-power 1.06 μm vortex mode from a diode-pumped Nd:GdVO4 bounce amplifier. A maximum output of 17.8 W was achieved for a pump power of 55 W. The corresponding optical efficiency from the diode to the output was above 30%.
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Okida, M., Hayashi, Y., Omatsu, T. et al. Characterization of 1.06 μm optical vortex laser based on a side-pumped Nd:GdVO4 bounce oscillator. Appl. Phys. B 95, 69–73 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3438-7
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