Abstract

With tin diselenide (SnSe₂) film as a saturable absorber (SA), the passively Q-switched self-frequency doubling (SFD) lasers were realized in Nd³⁺:ReCa₄O(BO₃)₃ (Re = Y, Gd) crystals. For Nd:YCa₄O(BO₃)₃ crystal, the maximum average output power at 532 nm was 19.6 mW, and the corresponding pulse repetition frequency, pulse duration, single pulse energy, and peak power were 17.6 kHz, 91.9 ns, 1.1 μJ, and 12.1 W, respectively. For Nd:GdCa₄O(BO₃)₃ crystal, these values were 14.5 mW, 22.1 kHz, 48.7 ns, 0.66 μJ, and 13.5 W.

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