Title :
Diode-pumped femtosecond Yb:KYW laser incorporating a quantum-dot saturable absorber
Author :
Lagatsky, A.A. ; Bain, F. ; Brown, C.T.A. ; Sibbett, W. ; Livshits, D.A. ; Erbert, G. ; Rafailov, E.U.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews
Abstract :
Efficient passive mode locking of a diode-pumped Yb3+:KY(WO4)2 laser using a quantum-dot saturable absorber is demonstrated. Pulses of 114 fs centered around 1040 nm were generated with an average output power of 0.5 W.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; potassium compounds; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor quantum dots; ytterbium; KY(WO4)2:Yb3+; Yb3+:KY(WO4)2 laser; diode-pumped femtosecond laser; optical pulse generation; passive mode locking; power 0.5 W; quantum-dot saturable absorber; time 114 fs; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452935
