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Flashsiamp-pumped Q-switched Nd/Cr: GdScGa-garnet laser

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A flashlamp-pumped Cr-sensitized Nd:GdScGagarnet (Nd/Cr:GSGG) laser has been operated at 1.06μm in both the long-pulse and Q-switched modes. An energy efficiency (laser output to flashlamp input) of more than 4.5% has been achieved. This represents an improvement by a factor of ~2 over Nd:YAG used in the same laser. A number of pump cavity and flashlamp combinations have been used in evaluating and optimizing laser performance.

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