Title :
Continuous-Wave and Passively Mode-Locked Yb:GYSO Lasers Pumped by Diode Lasers
Author :
Li, Wenxue ; Hao, Qiang ; Ding, Liang En ; Zhao, Guangjun ; Zheng, Lihe ; Xu, Jun ; Zeng, Heping
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., East China Normal Univ., Shanghai
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report both continuous-wave and passively mode-locked laser actions in a Yb3+-doped gadolinium yttrium oxyorthosilicate Yb:GdYSiO5 (Yb:GYSO) crystal. Continuous-wave (CW) laser operations were compared under different pump conditions with high-power diodes of different wavelengths and fiber cores. CW mode-locking was obtained with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; lasers; semiconductor lasers; silicon compounds; yttrium compounds; GdYSiO5:Yb; continuous wave laser; diode lasers; gadolinium yttrium oxyorthosilicate crystal; passively mode-locked laser; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Thermal conductivity; Ultrafast optics; Yttrium; Continuous-wave (CW) lasers; mode-locked lasers; yttrium lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2007.916664