Compact Q-switched and mode-locked Nd³⁺:YVO₄/Cr⁴⁺:YAG self-Raman laser

Compact passively Q-switched and mode-locked Nd³⁺:YVO₄/Cr⁴⁺:YAG self-Raman laser with high mode-locked repetition rate was demonstrated. The picosecond first Stokes at 1176?nm was successfully obtained. At the maximum incident pump power, the average output power was 95?mW with the mode-locked pulse repetition rate of 940?MHz. Yellow laser output of 588.2?nm was also realized by the use of LiB₃O₅ frequency doubling crystal.