Actively Q-switched performance of a mixed crystal Nd:Lu0.5Y0.5VO4 at 1.34 μm

Abstract

The actively Q switched laser performance of the mixed Nd:Lu 0.5 Y 0.5 VO 4 crystal was demon strated for the first time. At the pump power of 7.26 W, the minimum pulse width of 46.6 ns was obtained at the pulse repetition rate of 5 kHz with the cavity length of 80 mm, and the single pulse energy and peak power were calculated to be 42 µJ and 901.3 W, respectively.