Title :
The experimental study of the continuous-wave mode-locked picosecond Yb:LSO laser
Author :
Zou, Yuwan ; Zhou, Binbin ; Dehua Li ; Wei, Zhiyi ; Zheng, Lihe ; Su, Liangbi ; Xu, Lun
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Opt. Phys., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We report a stable mode-locked picosecond Yb:LSO laser with SESAM as mode-locker. The pulse width was measured to be 3.6 ps, and the center wavelength can be at 1047 nm or 1066 nm.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; lutetium compounds; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; ytterbium; Lu2SiO5:Yb; SESAM; continuous-wave laser; passive mode-locking; picosecond laser; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; time 3.6 ps; wavelength 1047 nm; wavelength 1066 nm; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Mirrors; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; Yb:LSOs; passively mode-locking; picosecond; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (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.2009.5292071
