Title :
Gigahertz diode-pumped Yb:CALGO laser with 60-fs pulses and an average output power of 3.5 W
Author :
Klenner, A. ; Golling, M. ; Keller, Ulrich
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present a SESAM modelocked diode-pumped Yb:CaGdAlO4 laser with a 1.8-GHz repetition-rate, a 3.5-W average output power and a 60-fs pulse duration, which results in a record high peak power of 28.9 kW.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; gadolinium compounds; laser mode locking; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; CaGdAlO4:Yb; average output power; diode-pumped Yb:CALGO laser; fs pulses; mode locked laser; power 28.9 kW; power 3.5 W; pulse duration; record high peak power; repetition-rate; time 60 fs; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
