Title :
Diode-pumped 73-fs Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YCa4O(BO3)3 laser
Author :
Ziye Gao ; Jiangfeng Zhu ; Wenlong Tian ; Junli Wang ; Xiaodong Zeng ; Zhaohua Wang ; Zhiguo Zhang ; Zhiyi Wei ; Huaijin Zhang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Optoelectron. Eng., Xidian Univ., Xi´an, China
Abstract :
Pulses as short as 73-fs were generated from a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YCa4O(BO3)3 laser at 1043 nm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YCa4O(BO3)3 laser.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; laser mode locking; optical Kerr effect; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Kerr-lens mode-locked laser; YCa4O(BO3)3:Yb; cavity dispersion; diode-pumped laser; output power; pump power; repetition rate; short pulses; time 73 fs; wavelength 1043 nm; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Mirrors; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA