Efficient broadband-spectrum oscillation of ultrashort-pulse Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YAG laser with intracavity nonlinear media overcoming the fluorescence spectrum limit

Author

Matsubara, Shinichi ; Takama, Masaki ; Inoue, Masahiro ; Hitotsuya, Hiroyuki ; Okuda, Shinya ; Odahara, Mami ; Kawato, Sakae ; Ishida, Yuzo

Author_Institution

Inst. of Phys. & Chem. Res., RIKEN, Sayo, Japan

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Efficient broadband spectrum oscillation was obtained directly from a laser-diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YAG laser with intracavity nonlinear media. The spectrum was expanded to around 1040 nm to 1070 nm. The spectrum is much broader than the fluorescence spectrum at 1050 nm.

Keywords

fluorescence; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; lenses; nonlinear media; optical Kerr effect; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; spectral analysis; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; broadband-spectrum oscillation; fluorescence spectrum; intracavity nonlinear media; laser-diode-pumped solid laser; ultrashort-pulse Kerr-lens mode-locked laser; wavelength 1050 nm; Chemical lasers; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Microchip lasers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; (140.3480) Lasers, diode pumped; (140.3615) Lasers, ytterbium; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5226101