Experimental and theoretical investigation on passively Q switched laser action

The performance of a diode-pumped c-cut Nd:MgO:LiNbO3 laser at 1093 nm was demonstrated. Under anabsorbed pump power of 7.450 W, a maximum continuous wave output power of 1.570 W was obtained, correspondingto a slope efficiency of 26.0%. For passive Q-switching operation, 24 ns pulses were observed