Abstract

The design and operating characteristics of a single-mode electro-optically tuned Nd-doped YVO₄ laser are described. Tuning is accomplished by means of a section of LiTaO₃ included in the 600-μm-long cavity. The laser has been tuned electronically over a range of >10 GHz and thermally over a range of >100 GHz without mode hopping.

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