Title :
Mode-locked laser operation of a diffusion-bonded Yb:KY(WO4)2/KY(WO4)2 Crystal
Author :
Rivier, Simon ; Schmidt, Andreas ; Petrov, Valentin ; Griebner, Uwe ; Gross, Andreas ; Vernay, Sophie ; Wesemann, Volker ; Rytz, Daniel
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Ultrafast Spectrosc., Berlin
Abstract :
We report the shortest pulses (62 fs) ever produced with an Yb-doped monoclinic double tungstate laser by passive mode-locking of diffusion-bonded Yb:KY(WO4)2/KY(WO4)2 achieving an average power of 182 mW at 1029 nm.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; KY(WO4)2-KY(WO4)2:Yb; diffusion-bonded crystal; mode-locked laser operation; monoclinic double tungstate laser; passive mode-locking; time 62 fs; wavelength 1029 nm; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers; (160.5690) Rare earth doped materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
