Compact and efficient diode pumped passively Q switched Nd:GdVO_(4) laser at 1.0

Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO4/Cr^(4+):YAG lasers with a simple flat-flat cavity were demonstrated. The maximum average output power at 1.06 μm was 1.25 W. The highest peak power and pulse energy were 7.56 kW and 75 μJ, respectively, with the pulse repetition rate of 11.1 kHz and pulse w