Title :
90-fs pulses from diode-pumped Yb:GdCOB laser
Author :
Honninger, Clemens ; Courjaud, A. ; Salin, F. ; Druon, Frederic ; Balembois, Francois ; Georges, Patrick ; Brun, Anders ; Aron, A. ; Mougel, F. ; Aka, G. ; Vivien, D.
Author_Institution :
Bordeaux I Univ., Talence, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given.We have demonstrated a 90-fs, diode-pumped Yb:GdCOB laser of 40 mW average output power. The Yb:GdCOB crystal combines the capability of supporting ultrashort pulses in the sub-190-fs domain with an emission cross-section and a thermal conductivity significantly higher than for Yb-doped glasses. Therefore, it has a great potential for both, high peak power as well as high average power ultrafast laser sources.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; 40 mW; 90 fs; GdCa/sub 4/O(BO/sub 3/)/sub 3/:Yb; autocorrelation trace; diode-pumped Yb:GdCOB laser; femtosecond pulse generation; high average output power; high peak power; passive mode locking; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; ultrafast laser sources; ultrashort pulses; Coatings; Diodes; Laser beam cutting; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.906803
