title: Diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:YVO4 laser at 914 nm.
abstract: We demonstrate, for the first time, to our knowledge, a diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:YVO4 laser, operating on the 4F(3/2)-4I(9/2) transition of the neodymium ion at 914 nm. We obtained 8.8 ps pulses at approximately 914 nm at a repetition rate of 94 MHz, and an averaged output power of 87 mW by using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Université Paris Sud, Centre Universitaire, Orsay, France. pierre.blandin@iota.u-psud.fr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blandin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Druon
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authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balembois
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Georges
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lévêque-Fort
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Fontaine-Aupart