Abstract

We report a diode-end-pumped continuous wave (cw) Nd:YVO₄ laser operation at 1386 nm. A maximum output power of 305 mW is achieved at an incident pump power of 4.24 W, achieving a slope efficiency of 13.9%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that cw operation at this transition of Nd:YVO₄ crystal is reported. By using the experimentally measured threshold data, the stimulated-emission cross-section of this gain medium at 1386 nm transition is determined to be 3 × 10^-19cm². In addition, simultaneous cw operation at 1342 nm and 1386 nm is also observed.

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