• DocumentCode
    1771095
  • Title

    Modeling and design of a soliton modelocked Yb:CaGdAlO4 laser in the normal dispersion regime

  • Author

    Phillips, C.R. ; Mayer, A.S. ; Klenner, A. ; Keller, Ulrich

  • Author_Institution
    Ultrafast Laser Phys., ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We consider SESAM soliton-modelocking via cascaded quadratic nonlinearities in the normal dispersion regime. We explain the theory, perform a design study for our experimental implementation in LiB3O5/Yb:CaGdAlO4, and present detailed numerical simulations of this laser.
  • Keywords
    calcium compounds; gadolinium compounds; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical design techniques; optical saturable absorption; optical solitons; solid lasers; ytterbium; LiB3O5-CaGdAlO4:Yb; SESAM soliton mode locking; cascaded quadratic nonlinearities; normal dispersion regime; numerical simulations; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; soliton mode-locked Yb:CaGdAlO4 laser; Crystals; Dispersion; Laser modes; Laser theory; Numerical models; Quantum cascade lasers; Solitons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989258
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1771095