Abstract
Highly efficient Nd:YAG ceramic lasers at 1064 nm were demonstrated. For end-pumping, slope efficiency of 58.5% was obtained. For high power side-pumping, 72 W continuous output at 1064 nm was obtained with an optical-to-optical efficiency of 24.8%.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
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