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Diode-pumped passively Q-switched and mode-locked Nd:GGG laser at 1.3 μm with V3+:YAG saturable absorber

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Using V3+:YAG crystal as the saturable absorber, a diode-pumped passively Q-switched and mode-locked Nd:GGG laser operating at 1.3 μm is realized for the first time. The mode-locking modulation depth of nearly 100% has been achieved. The maximum output power and the single Q-switched pulse energy are 410 mW and 8.3 μJ. The mode-locked pulse inside the Q-switched pulse has a repetition rate of 349 MHz, and its average pulse width is estimated to be about 750 ps.

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  1. Institute of Mathematics and Physics, Shandong Institute of Light Industry, Jinan, 250353, China

    C. H. Zuo & Y. B. Liu

  2. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji’nan, 250100, China

    C. H. Zuo, B. T. Zhang, J. L. He, H. T. Huang, J. F. Yang & J. L. Xu

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Zuo, C.H., Zhang, B.T., Liu, Y.B. et al. Diode-pumped passively Q-switched and mode-locked Nd:GGG laser at 1.3 μm with V3+:YAG saturable absorber. Laser Phys. 20, 1717–1720 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X1015020X

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