We present the birefringence measurements induced in K9 specimen by cracks produced by 1 064-nm Nd:YAG laser. The birefringence data are converted into units of stress, permitting the estimation of residual stress near cracks. The laser parameters an
We present a near diffraction-limited 1 064-nm Nd:YAG rod laser with output power of 82.3W(M2 \approx 1.38). The power fluctuation over two hours is better than \pm 1.1%. Pulsed 1 064-nm laser with an average power of 66.6 W and pulse width of 46 ns
Single spectral lines at 1.064, 1.073, 1.061 and 1.052m wore obtained respectively by inserting into the cavity the uncoated(or coated)solid etalons of 0.1 mm or both 0.1 mm and 0.14 mm thickness and appropriately controlling the gain of Nd:YAG laser
