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

M² in (a) conventional composite crystals (Nd:YAG (0.2%) + Nd:YAG (0.2%), and (b) multi-segmented crystals (Nd:YAG (0.2%)+Nd:YVO₄ (0.2%)).