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We improved the electro-optical cavity-dumped Nd:GdVO4 laser performance at high repetition rates by employing continuous-grown GdVO4/Nd:GdVO4 composite crystal under 879 nm diode-laser pumping. A constant 3.8 ns duration pulsed laser was obtained and the repetition rate could reach up to 100 kHz with a maximum average output power of 13.1 W and a slope efficiency of 56.4%, corresponding to a peak power of 34.4 kW.
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Yu, X., Wang, C., Ma, Y.F. et al. Performance improvement of high repetition rate electro-optical cavity-dumped Nd:GdVO4 laser. Appl. Phys. B 106, 309–313 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4786-7
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