Abstract
In this paper, actively -switched laser operation with an acousto-optic switch has been demonstrated by using crystals cut along the , , and crystallographic axes. The most efficient -switched laser operation was obtained by using -cut crystal with 1 kHz pulse repetition frequency, generating laser pulses of 0.5 mJ, 42.56 KW peak power and 9 ns pulse width, when the output couplings were 3%, 5%, and 5%, respectively. Pulse performances and output laser spectra of the -, -, and -cut crystals were compared under similar experimental conditions.
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