Title :
Soliton modelocking with normal dispersion via adiabatic excitation of χ(2) solitons in apodized fanout PPLN devices
Author :
Phillips, C.R. ; Mayer, A.S. ; Klenner, A. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Ultrafast Laser Phys., ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate soliton modelocking of a Yb:CALGO laser via cascaded second-order nonlinearities whereby the second-harmonic is adiabatically excited/de-excited in an apodized-fanout-PPLN crystal. We obtain 100-fs pulses at 540 MHz with 760 mW average power.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; gadolinium compounds; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical dispersion; optical harmonic generation; optical solitons; solid lasers; ytterbium; χ(2) solitons; CaGdAlO4:Yb; Yb:CALGO laser; adiabatic excitation; adiabatically de-excited second harmonic; adiabatically excited second harmonic; apodized fanout PPLN devices; cascaded second-order nonlinearities; frequency 540 MHz; normal dispersion; power 760 mW; soliton modelocking; time 100 fs; Crystals; Dispersion; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Microwave measurement; Mirrors; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
