Diode-pumped femtosecond Yb:KGd(WO4)2 laser with 1.1-W average power

被引：218

作者：

Brunner, F ^{[1
]}

Spühler, GJ

der Au, JA

Krainer, L

Morier-Genoud, F

Paschotta, R

Lichtenstein, N

Weiss, S

Harder, C

Lagatsky, AA

Abdolvand, A

Kuleshov, NV

Keller, U

机构：

[1] ETH Honggerberg, Inst Quantum Elect, HPT, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland

[2] JDS Uniphase AG, CH-8045 Zurich, Switzerland

[3] Belarus State Polytech Acad, Ctr Int Laser, Minsk 220027, BELARUS

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2000年 / 25卷 / 15期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.25.001119

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We demonstrate what is to our knowledge the first mode-locked Yb:KGd(WO4)(2) laser. Using a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror for passive mode locking, we obtain pulses of 176-fs duration with an average power of 1.1 W and a peak power of 64 kW at a center wavelength of 1037 nm. We achieve pulses as short as 112 fs at a lower output power. The laser is based on a standard delta cavity and pumped by two high-brightness laser diodes, making the whole system very simple and compact. Tuning the laser by means of a knife-edge results in mode-locked pulses within a wavelength range from 1032 to 1054 nm. In cw operation, we achieve output powers as high as 1.3 W. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 140.3480, 140.3580, 140.4050, 140.5680.

引用

页码：1119 / 1121

页数：3

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