Title :
Laser performances of Yb:CaGdAlO4 around 1 micrometer
Author :
Petit, P.O. ; Goldner, P. ; Viana, B. ; Boudeile, J. ; Didierjean, J. ; Druon, F. ; Balembois, F. ; Georges, P.
Author_Institution :
LCMCP-ENSCP, UPMC, Paris, France
Abstract :
Yb:CaGdAlO4 has been recently proved to be very interesting for the development of diode-pumped short-pulse mode-locked lasers. The generation of both very short pulse and high average power femtosecond oscillators has been demonstrated (68 fs pulses at an average power of 520 mW). Laser cavity has been extended to allow the increase of the energy per pulse for the same average power (reduction of the repetition rate). Short pulses (sub-100 fs) with lower repetition rate have been obtained.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; gadolinium compounds; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; CaGdAlO4:Yb; diode-pumped lasers; femtosecond oscillators; laser cavity; laser pulse generation; laser repetition rate; power 520 mW; short-pulse mode-locked lasers; time 100 fs; time 68 fs; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Lenses; Optical materials; Optimized production technology; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal lensing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192331
