Diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:LuxY1−xVO4 laser at 1.34 μm with two V:YAG saturable absorbers

►Nd:Lu0.15Y0.85VO4 is easy to be saturated due to the low thermal conductivity. ►The variation rate of ωg/ωs is approximately consistent with that of the pulse energy. ►Nd:Lu0.15Y0.85VO4 can obtain pulses with large pulse energy and high peak power.