title: Passively mode-locked 914-nm Nd:YVO4 laser.
abstract: We demonstrate what is to our knowledge the first mode-locked Nd:YVO4 laser operating on the 4F3/2-4I9/2 transition at 914 nm. Using a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror for passive mode locking, we have obtained 3-ps pulses at a repetition rate of 233.8 MHz. The laser is based on a standard delta cavity and is pumped by a Ti:sapphire laser. We obtained an average output power of 42 mW through one mirror and an accumulated output power of approximately 150 mW (through all cavity mirrors) at a pump power of 1.4 W.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Quantum Electronics, Department of Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich Hönggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 16, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland. schlatter@phys.ethz.ch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schlatter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Krainer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Golling
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paschotta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ebling
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authors.lastname: Keller