Abstract
The 1.444 µm transition of Nd:YAG offers the possibility of a diode pumped[1], high power[2], scaleable eye-save laser. Due to the four level nature of this transition, the performance is not limited by thermal population of the lower laser level, as in Er3+- and Tm3+- lasers at 1.5 µm and 2 µm. respectively. Furthermore the inherent simplicity of diode pumped lasers offers considerable advantages over optical parametric oscillators operating in the near IR, when tuning of the wavelength is of minor interest.
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