110W(0.9J) pulsed power from resonantly diode-laser-pumped 1.6-μm Er:YAG laser

110W pulse power and 0.93J pulse energy have been obtained with direct resonant pumping of a 1.6-μm Er3+-doped bulk solid-state laser with two-dimensional stacks of 1.5μm InGaAsP∕InP diode lasers.