Title :
Low-repetition-rate femtosecond operation in long cavity modelocked Yb:CALGO laser
Author :
Boudeile, J. ; Papadopoulos, D. ; Druon, F. ; Hanna, M. ; Georges, P. ; Petit, P.O. ; Goldner, P. ; Viana, B.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry de l´´Inst. d´´Opt., CNRS, Palaiseau
Abstract :
We report on long-cavity modelocked laser with Yb:CALGO crystal, with, first, a 27-MHz, sub 100-fs single-pulse regime and, second, a very atypical double-pulse dualwavelength femtosecond regime.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; gadolinium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; solid lasers; ytterbium; CaGdAlO4:Yb; Yb:CALGO laser; double-pulse regime; dual-wavelength regime; femtosecond laser operation; femtosecond regime; frequency 27 MHz; long cavity laser; low-repetition-rate laser operation; modelocked laser; single-pulse regime; time 100 fs; Bandwidth; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Power system modeling; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Stimulated emission; Thermal conductivity; Ultrafast optics; (140.3615) Lasers, ytterbium; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
