Abstract
Stable passive Q-switching of a Tm:LiYF4 laser using polycrystalline Cr2+:ZnS saturable absorbers is demonstrated reaching pulse energies of 0.9 mJ and peak powers of 65 kW in 14-ns long pulses at ~1.9 μm.
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