Abstract
We present a simple and compact, diode-pumped, passively Q-switched, single-frequency Yb:YAG microchip laser. We obtained 1.1 μJ pulses with a pulse width of 530 ps, resulting in a peak power of 2.1 kW at a repetition rate of 12 kHz (Fig. 1). This is to our knowledge the first passively Q-switched Yb:YAG microchip laser.
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