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Quasi-continuously pumped passively mode-locked operation of a Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YVO4 laser in a bounce geometry

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The comparative study of pulsed diode pumped Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YVO4 slab lasers in a bounce geometry in a free running and a passively mode-locked regime was performed. The better efficiency of Nd:GdVO4 in both regimes was obtained. In the free running regime the efficiency of 39% was achieved from Nd:GdVO4 comparing with 28% from Nd:YVO4. Passive mode-locking of both lasers using a semiconductor saturable absorber in the transmission mode was demonstrated. Trains containing 6 pulses were generated in both cases but the pump energy for Nd:GdVO4 was 50% lower. The single pulse extraction using cavity dumping was demonstrated with contrast better than 10−3.

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  1. Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Brehova 7, 115 19, Prague 1, Czech Republic

    V. Kubecek, M. Drahokoupil, P. Zatorsky, P. Hirsl & M. Cech

  2. Center for High Technology Materials and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, 800 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA

    A. Stintz & J. -C. Diels

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Kubecek, V., Drahokoupil, M., Zatorsky, P. et al. Quasi-continuously pumped passively mode-locked operation of a Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YVO4 laser in a bounce geometry. Laser Phys. 19, 396–399 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X09030062

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