Title :
Directly diode-pumped Yb/sup 3+/:SrY/sub 4/(SiO/sub 4/)/sub 3/O 100-fs lasers
Author :
Raybaut, P. ; Druon, F. ; Chénais, S. ; Balembois, F. ; Georges, P. ; Gaumé, R. ; Viana, B. ; Vivien, D. ; Dhellemmes, S. ; Ortiz, V. ; Larat, C.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry de l´´Inst. d´´Optique, Ecole Superieure d´´Optique, Orsay, France
Abstract :
We demonstrated, for the first time, sub-100-fs lasers based on an Yb-doped apatite crystal:Yb/sup 3+/:SrY/sub 4/(SiO/sub 4/)/sub 3/O, also called Yb:SYS. Pulses as short as 94-fs have been obtained at 1070 nm with an average power of 110 mW. We also discussed the first results obtained with this crystal in a regenerative amplifier cavity.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; strontium compounds; ytterbium; 100 fs; 1070 nm; 110 mW; 94 fs; SrY/sub 4/(SiO/sub 4/)/sub 3/O:Yb; diode-pumped Yb-doped apatite laser; regenerative amplifier cavity; short pulse generation; Absorption; Bandwidth; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Optical amplifiers; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
