Title :
Efficient ultrashort-pulse generation of Yb:YAG laser overcoming the fluorescence spectrum limit by using nonlinear medium
Author :
Matsubara, Shinichi ; Takama, Masaki ; Inoue, Masahiro ; Kawato, Sakae ; Ishida, Yuzo
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Fukui, Fukui
Abstract :
One-hundred-ten-fs and 72-fs pulse-widths were obtained directly from a mode-locked Yb:YAG laser with SESAM and without SESAM, respectively. The laser-spectrum-center and the fluorescence-center were almost same. The oscillation-spectra were much broader than the fluorescence.
Keywords :
fluorescence; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; Yb:YAG laser; broad oscillation-spectra; fluorescence; fluorescence-center; laser-spectrum-center; mode-locked laser; nonlinear medium; semiconductor enhanced saturable absorption mirror; time 72 ps; ultrashort-pulse generation; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Microchip lasers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688881
