Passive mode-locking performance with a mixed Nd:Lu(0.5)Gd(0.5)VO(4) crystal.
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%.
Yu
Haohai
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State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
Zhang
Huaijin
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Wang
Zhengping
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Wang
Jiyang
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Yu
Yonggui
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Tang
Dingyuan
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Xie
Guoqiang
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Luo
Hang
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Jiang
Minhua
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