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The successful application of the unstable resonator concept [1] to the Nd:YAG laser [2,3] has led to significant improvements in Nd:YAG laser pumped tunable sources. The properties of the unstable resonator Nd:YAG source, important for pumping high peak power tunable sources, are briefly reviewed. The Nd:YAG source advantages of high peak power and reliability are illustrated by its application to stimulated Raman and four wave mixing studies and to polarization CARS spectroscopy.
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Byer, R.B. (1979). Nd: YAG Pumped Tunable Sources and Applications to χ (3) Spectroscopy. In: Walther, H., Rothe, K.W. (eds) Laser Spectroscopy IV. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38950-7_64
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