Continuous-wave and mode-locked laser operation of segmented grown Yb:KY(WO4)2/KY(WO4)2

Author

Rivier, S. ; Petrov, V. ; Griebner, U. ; Gross, A. ; Vernay, S. ; Wesemann, V. ; Rytz, D.

Author_Institution

Max-Born-Inst., Berlin

fYear

2007

fDate

17-22 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

The continuous-wave (cw) and passive mode-locked operation of a Ti:sapphire-pumped Yb doped KY(WO₄)₂ laser is reported in this paper. Laser performance in cw operation is studied in a Z-shaped four mirror cavity while in the mode-locked operation, a semiconductor saturable absorber and two SF10 prisms are additionally inserted in the cavity. Results show generation of optical pulses as short as 99 fs with up to 80% slope efficiency. The laser is tunable between 1024.4 nm and 1042.6 nm with pulse durations below 200 fs.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; KYWO₄:Yb; SF10 prisms; Ti:sapphire-pumped laser; Z-shaped four mirror cavity; continuous-wave laser operation; efficiency 80 percent; laser tuning; mode-locked laser operation; optical pulse generation; semiconductor saturable absorber; time 99 fs; wavelength 1024.4 nm to 1042.6 nm; Crystallization; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Manufacturing; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385880

Filename

4385880