The microchip Q-switched Yb:YAG laser performance analysis

In this paper, the possibility of using Yb:YAG generating media for passively Q-switched microchip lasers is considered. As is shown, the optical features of a Yb:YAG epitaxial film are practically the same as features of the Yb:YAG bulk monocrystal. The inessential dependence between pulse energy and generating medium length allows the use of either bulk monocrystals or epitaxial films.