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We report two kinds of compact and efficient diode-end-pumped TEM00 lasers with output power >25 W at ≈50 W of incident pump power. One laser consists of a single 0.3 at. % Nd:YVO4 crystal in a V-type cavity, the other laser includes two 0.5 at. % Nd:YVO4 crystals in a linear cavity. Experimental results show that lowering Nd3+ concentration can be beneficial in extending the fracture-limited pump power but it also increases the sensitivity of the pump wavelength due to the overlapping efficiency.
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Received: 19 February 2000 / Revised version: 30 May 2000 / Published online: 20 September 2000
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Chen, Y., Lan, Y. & Wang, S. High-power diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser: thermally induced fracture versus pump-wavelength sensitivity . Appl Phys B 71, 827–830 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400000410
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400000410