Wow! So he figured out how to detune the pump diode so the rod wouldn't shatter? That's really impressive!
Damned shame that he isn't pursuing the project any longer. Those AMS units were good for up to 200 watts of green. And being DPSS, they would be a lot more reliable compared to the flashlamp-pumped Laserscopes. Sure would make for one hell of an outdoor laser! (Although good luck if you're not terminated and have to file for an FAA letter of non-objection... Can you just imagine what the NOHD would be on a beast like that, with peak pulse power nearing 100 KW? Ouch!)
Then too, I wonder what you'd have to spend to get a set of scanner mirrors that could handle 200 watts of Q-switched green?
Maybe it's just as well that he didn't publish his results.
Adam