An end-pumped Nd:YAG 946 nm laser with pulse duration of 1.6 ns, output energy of 2.5 mJ, and pulse repetition rate of 50 Hz is described. Such a combination of the parameters achieved has become possible due to the implementation of the cavity-dumping mode.

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Regenerative amplification of 946 nm pulses which are sliced from 12 mW continuous wave laser diode is reported. Near‐transform‐limited 2.9 ns pulses with highly stable and smooth temporal shape were obtained with the energy of 25 mJ/50 Hz and M2 < 1.2.

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