Kilowatt-class diode-pumped industrial lasers

1000 W and 5000 W of average power have been produced by two diode-pumped, pulsed Nd:YAG lasers being developed for laser machining applications. Unstable resonator operation at reduced power produces near-diffraction-limited operation.1000 W and 5000 W of average power have been produced by two diode-pumped, pulsed Nd:YAG lasers being developed for laser machining applications. Unstable resonator operation at reduced power produces near-diffraction-limited operation.