YAG lasers, explained by RP Photonics Encyclopedia; Nd:YAG ...
Some typical types of Nd 3+:YAG lasers, mostly emitting at 1064 nm, are described in the following:. Lamp-pumped lasers can be made with long cylindrical Nd:YAG laser rods.As the four-level laser transition does not cause any reabsorption by non-excited Nd ions, such lasers can be operated with a very low fractional excitation of the laser-active ions.