Title :
High pulse energy femtosecond Yb:KGW laser
Author :
Major, Arkady ; Cisek, Richard ; Barzda, Virginijus
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
A high pulse energy femtosecond Yb:KGW laser pumped by a fiber-coupled laser diode was demonstrated. We achieved generation of 80 nJ, 190 fs pulses centered around 1040 nm at a repetition rate of 14.6 MHz.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; potassium; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; KGd(WO4)2:Yb; Yb:KGW laser; energy 80 nJ; femtosecond laser; fiber-coupled laser diode; frequency 14.6 MHz; high pulse energy laser; laser pumping; pulse generation; time 190 fs; wavelength 1040 nm; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627738
