Adiode-end-pumpedelectro-optic(EO)Q-switchedNd:YVO4laseroperatingatrepetitionrateof10kpps(pulsespersecond)wasreported.AblockofLa3Ga5SiO14(LGS)singlecrystalwasusedasaQ-switchandthedriverwasametaloxidesemiconductorfieldeffecttransistor(MOS-FET)pulserofhighrepetitionrateandhighvoltage.Atcontinuouswave(CW)operation,theslopeefficiencyofthelaserwas46%,andmaximumoptical-to-opticalefficiencywas38.5%.Usinganoutputcouplerwithtransmissionof70%,a10-kppsQ-switchedpulsetrainwith0.4-mJmonopulseenergyand8.2-nspulsewidthwasachieved,theopticalconversionefficiencywasaround15%,andthebeamqualityM2factorwaslessthan1.2.
