Title :
1.2-GHz repetition rate, diode-pumped femtosecond Yb:KYW laser mode-locked by a CNT saturable absorber
Author :
Hee-Won Yang ; Chur Kim ; Sun Young Choi ; Guang-Hoon Kim ; Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki ; Rotermund, Fabian ; Jungwon Kim
Author_Institution :
Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 1.2-GHz repetition rate, diode-pumped carbon nanotube (CNT)-mode-locked Yb:KYW laser with 168 fs pulse duration. To our knowledge, this corresponds to the highest repetition rate from CNT-mode-locked femtosecond bulk solid-state lasers.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; nanophotonics; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; potassium compounds; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; C; CNT saturable absorber; KY(WO4)2:Yb; carbon nanotube; diode-pumped femtosecond Yb:KYW laser; femtosecond bulk solid-state lasers; mode-locked laser; pulse duration; repetition rate; time 168 fs; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical variables measurement; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
