title: Diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:KGd(WO(4))(2) laser with 1-W average output power.
abstract: Continuous-wave passive mode locking of a diode-pumped Nd:KGd(WO(4))(2) laser is demonstrated. The use of a saturable Bragg reflector as the mode-locking element permits the generation of 6.3-ps pulses, assuming a sech(2) pulse shape. An output power of 1 W was obtained, which corresponds to a slope efficiency of 34.5%.
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authors.lastname: Major
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authors.lastname: Langford
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authors.lastname: Graf
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authors.lastname: Burns
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authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ferguson