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The saturable absorption properties of gold nanotriangles (GNTs) around 1 μm were investigated in a passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 lasers. With the GNTs film as the saturable absorber (SA), the shortest pulse width of 237.5 ns was achieved at the transmittance of 4% (T = 4%) under the pump power of 2.4 W with the average output power of 136.7 mW and maximum pulse repetition rates of 190 kHz, while the shortest pulse width was 268.6 ns at T = 10.8% under the pump power of 3.7 W, corresponding to the average output power and maximum pulse repetition rates of 191.5 mW and 200 kHz, respectively. These results indicated a great potential of the GNTs film as SA in the near-infrared region.
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This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61475086) and Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2015FM018, ZR2014FM028).
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Wang, L., Bai, J., Chen, X. et al. Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 laser based on gold nanotriangles saturable absorbers. Opt Quant Electron 50, 136 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-018-1329-z
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