Study on ultrafast disordered crystal lasers

Author

Xie, Guoqiang ; Gao, Wenlan ; Tang, Dingyuan ; Zhang, Huaijin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China

fYear

2010

fDate

14-16 Dec. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

We reviewed the study on the mode-locked disordered crystal lasers in our group. Diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:CNGG, Nd:CLNGG and Nd:CLNGG-CNGG hybrid lasers were demonstrated based on semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) technique. The Nd:CNGG laser generated synchronous two-color picosecond pulses with a repetition rate of 88 MHz and an average output power of 95 mW. The 0.63-THz optical beat frequency has been generated in the laser with optical beat pulse duration of 660 fs. The Nd:CLNGG laser generated 900-fs mode locked pulses with a repetition rate of ~88 MHz at 1061 nm wavelength. By employing Nd:CLNGG and Nd:CNGG disordered crystals together as gain media, the laser emitted stable mode-locked pulses with a pulse width of 534 fs, a repetition rate of 88 MHz, and an average output power of 60 mW.

Keywords

calcium compounds; garnets; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; neodymium; niobium compounds; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; CaLiNbGa₅O₁₂:Nd; CaNbGa₅O₁₂:Nd; diode-pumped passively mode-locked hybrid lasers; frequency 0.63 THz; frequency 88 MHz; gain media; mode-locked crystal lasers; optical beat frequency; optical beat pulse duration; power 60 mW; power 95 mW; pulse width; pulses repetition rate; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; stable mode-locked pulses; synchronous two-color picosecond pulses; time 534 fs; time 660 fs; time 900 fs; ultrafast disordered crystal lasers; wavelength 1061 nm; Correlation; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics Global Conference (PGC), 2010

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9882-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PGC.2010.5706043

Filename

5706043