Compact 7.8-W 1-GHz-Repetition-Rate Passively Mode-Locked TEMoo Nd:YVO4 Laser Under 880 nm Diode Direct-in-Band Pumping

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2011

Publication Title

Optics Communications

DOI

10.1016/j.optcom.2011.06.008

Abstract

We demonstrate a compact high-power passively mode-locked TEM00 Nd:YVO4 laser with 1 GHz repetition rate by 880 nm diode direct-in-band pumping. At the absorbed pump power of 19.9 W, a stable mode-locked output power of 7.8 W was obtained with the pulse width of 21.4 ps and a beam quality factor of M2 < 1.5, corresponding to an optical-optical conversion efficiency of 39.2%.

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