Active mode locking in a continuously pumped YAlO3:Nd3+- laser (λ = 1.34 μm)

A laser was constructed from an yttrium aluminate crystal YAlO₃:Nd³⁺ and an acoustooptic modulator made of a CaMoO₄ crystal. The use of these two components made it possible to operate the laser under active mode-locking conditions and to generate pulses of 40-ps duration with a peak power of 315 W when lasing occurred at a wavelength of λ = 1.34 μm.