Title :
Diode-pumped sub 60-fs Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb-doped sesquioxide combined ceramic laser
Author :
Tokurakawa, M. ; Shirakawa, A. ; Ueda, K. ; Yagi, H. ; Yanagitani, T. ; Kaminskii, A.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Laser Sci., Electro-Commun. Univ., Chofu
Abstract :
Diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked laser operation of Yb3+:Sc2O3 and Yb3+:Y2O3 combined ceramics has been achieved. Sub-60 fs pulses with the average power of 380 mW were obtained at the center wavelength of 1042 nm.
Keywords :
ceramics; laser mode locking; lenses; optical Kerr effect; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; scandium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Sc2O3:Yb3+; Y2O3:Yb3+; ceramic laser; diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked laser; power 380 mW; sesquioxide; sub-fs pulse generation; time 60 fs; wavelength 1042 nm; Bandwidth; Ceramics; Chemical lasers; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Thermal conductivity; Ultrafast optics; 140.3480; 140.3580; 140.4050; 140.5680;
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