Title :
Femtosecond Yb:YCOB laser pumped by narrow-stripe laser diode and passively modelocked using ion implanted saturable-absorber mirror
Author :
Valentine, G.J. ; Kemp, A.J. ; Birkin, D.J.L. ; Burns, D. ; Balembois, F. ; Georges, P. ; Bernas, H. ; Aron, A. ; Aka, G. ; Sibbett, W. ; Brun, A. ; Dawson, M.D. ; Bente, E.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry de l´´Inst. d´´Opt., Univ. de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
fDate :
9/14/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors present, what they believe to be, the first femtosecond Yb:YCOB laser, pumped by a low-power, narrow-stripe laser diode. To facilitate modelocking, high-energy oxygen ion implantation of the saturable absorber is employed. 210 fs pulse generation at 16 mW average output power for 140 mW incident pump power is reported
Keywords :
calcium compounds; ion implantation; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; 140 mW; 16 mW; 210 fs; YCa4O(BO3)3:Yb; Yb:YCa4O(BO3)3 laser; average output power; femtosecond laser; high-energy O ion implantation; incident pump power; ion implanted saturable-absorber mirror; low-power narrow-stripe laser diode; modelocking; narrow-stripe laser diode; passively modelocked laser; pulse generation; saturable absorber;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001141
