Title :
Diode pumped CW mode-locked Yb:LuAG laser
Author :
Liang, X.Y. ; He, J.P. ; Xu, X.D. ; Zhao, Zh W. ; Xu, J. ; Xu, Z.Z.
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
Diode-pumped stable CW mode-locked laser in Yb:LuAG crystal was demonstrated. The pulse duration of 7.63 ps was achieved without any negative dispersion elements. With pump of 8 W, output power was 610 mW with repetition rate of 86 MHz.
Keywords :
laser mirrors; laser mode locking; lutetium compounds; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; ytterbium; Lu3Al5O12:Yb; diode pumped continuous wave mode locked laser; negative dispersion element; power 610 mW; power 8 W; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; time 7.63 ps; Autocorrelation; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Microchip lasers; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Diode-pumped; Mode-locked lasers; SESAM;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292069
