Abstract
We report an energy of 110 mJ per pulse from a diode-pumped, double-pulse, Q-switched, conduction-cooled, 1053-nm, Nd: YLF laser designed for space-based applications. We obtained a slope efficiency of 23% and used heat pipes for laser-head cooling.
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