title: Passively Q-switched 1.34- mum Nd:YVO(4) microchip laser with semiconductor saturable-absorber mirrors.
abstract: We demonstrate a passively Q -switched diode-pumped 1.34- microm Nd:YVO(4) microchip laser. We achieved single-frequency, 230-ps pulses by using an InGaAsP semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror. We can vary the pulse width and the repetition rate from 230ps to 12ns and from 30 kHz to 4 MHz, respectively, by changing the design parameters of the saturable absorber, the thickness of the crystal, and the pump power.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fluck
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gini
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Melchior
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Keller