Diode-pumped　passively　mode-locked　Nd:Lu0.15Y0.85VO4　laser　with　a　single-walled　carbon　nanotube　saturable　absorber　was　demonstrated　for　the　first　time,　to　our　best　knowledge.　The　laser　generated　19-ps　pulses　with　maximum　output　power　of　902　mW　for　the　incident　pump　power　of　6.5　W　at　the　central　wavelength　of　1064　nm,　giving　an　optical　conversion　efficiency　of　14%.　The　continuous　wave　mode-locking　conditions　of　single-walled　carbon　nanotube　saturable　absorber　were　analyzed　and　discussed.　(C)　2011　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.