High-power and high optical conversion efficiency diode-end-pumped laser with multi-segmented Nd:YAG/Nd:YVO<sub>4</sub>

High-power and high optical conversion efficiency diode-end-pumped laser with multi-segmented Nd:YAG/Nd:YVO₄

Wu Meng-Yao¹, Qu Peng-Fei², Wang Shi-Yu^{1, †}, Guo Zhen¹, Cai De-Fang¹, Li Bing-Bin¹

(a) Comparison between multi-segmented and conventional composite crystals; schematic configurations for (b) YAG/0.2% Nd:YAG + 0.2% Nd:YVO₄, (c) YAG/0.2% + 0.2% Nd:YAG, and (d) YAG/0.2% Nd:YAG crystals.