title: Passive mode-locking performance with a mixed Nd:Lu(0.5)Gd(0.5)VO(4) crystal.
abstract: Continuous-wave (cw) mode-locking of a diode-pumped Nd:Lu(0.5)Gd(0.5)VO(4) mixed crystal laser is reported for the first time to our knowledge with a simply compact three-mirror cavity. Stable pulses as short as 5.5 ps were generated at a repetition rate of 147 MHz. At the absorbed pump power of 16 W, a mode-locked laser with average output power of 5.31 W was obtained, giving an optical conversion efficiency of 33.2%, and a slope efficiency of 46.7%.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
authors.forename: Haohai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Huaijin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhengping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiyang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yonggui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Dingyuan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Guoqiang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Minhua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jiang