A monoblock laser cavity includes a plurality of discrete optical
components disposed serially on a substrate and sharing a common optical
axis. The optical components include a laser rod of gain material, a
Q-switch, an OPO crystal, an output coupler, and a positive lens. The
output coupler has a convex input end face and a concave output end face,
and acts as the expanding lens element of a beam expander, and the
positive lens completes the beam expander to improve the beam quality.