Title :
Mode-locking of a diode-pumped Yb:CLNGG laser using single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber
Author :
Yuangeng Zhang ; Petrov, Valentin ; Griebner, Uwe ; Xingyu Zhang ; Sun Young Choi ; Ji Yoon Gwak ; Rotermund, Fabian ; Mateos, Xavier ; Haohai Yu ; Huaijin Zhang ; Junhai Liu
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Ultrafast Spectrosc., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A diode-pumped Yb:CLNGG laser is mode-locked with a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber achieving pulse durations as short as 90 fs at ~1049 nm and maximum average output power of 90 mW at 83 MHz.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; carbon nanotubes; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; niobium compounds; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; ytterbium; C; Ca3Li0.26Nb1.69Ga3.05O12:Yb; diode-pumped Yb:CLNGG laser; frequency 83 MHz; laser mode-locking; output power; pulse durations; saturable absorber; single-walled carbon nanotube; Carbon nanotubes; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Power generation; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
