Abstract
We have demonstrated passively Q-switched mode-locking in a laser-diode-pumped Nd: GdVO4 laser with an intracavity Cr 4+: YAG saturable absorber. At a pump power of 19.4 W, the Q-switched mode-locked laser produced an average output power of 3.22 W, and the repetition rates of the Q-switched envelope and the mode-locked laser pulse were 227 kHz and 144 MHz, respectively. The duration of the mode-locked pulse was within the sub-nanosecond range.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 335-338 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
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| State | Published - Feb 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |