Femtosecond self mode locking of Yb:fluoride phosphate glass laser

被引:85
作者
Petrov, V [1 ]
Griebner, U [1 ]
Ehrt, D [1 ]
Seeber, W [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV JENA,OTTO SCHOTT INST GLASCHEM,D-07743 JENA,GERMANY
关键词
SATURABLE ABSORBERS; YAG LASER;
D O I
10.1364/OL.22.000408
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Passive cw mode locking of an ytterbium-doped fluoride phosphate glass laser is demonstrated, for what we believe to be the first time, based solely on the Kerr effect in the active medium in a resonator viith dispersion compensation. Nearly bandwidth-limited pulses as short as 160 fs are generated at approximate to 1040 nm. We obtain average output powers as high as 250 mW at 170-MHz repetition rate with absorbed pump power as low as 1.2 W. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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页码:408 / 410
页数:3
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