Resumen

BARBOZA, N.A.; RIOS, L.A.  y  CUDNEY, R.S. Láser de alta potencia y alta eficiencia bombeado por diodo. Rev. mex. fis. [online]. 2010, vol.56, n.6, pp.489-496. ISSN 0035-001X.

We present a simple diode-pumped, cw Nd:YVO₄ laser that emits more than 7 W at 1064 nm. The mode of this laser is nearly TEM₀₀ (M²=1.7) and the absorbed pump power to output power conversion efficiency is around 51 %. We also present a simple technique to convert this cw laser into a Q-switched laser; using this technique we obtained 25 ns pulses at a repetition rate of over 7 KHz.

Palabras llave : Q-switch; laser; Nd:YVO4.