Title :
12 W, 350 fs ultrashort pulses from a micro-pulling down Yb:YAG single crystal fiber amplifier
Author :
Zaouter, Yoann ; Martial, Igor ; Delen, Xavier ; Aubry, Nicolas ; Didierjean, Julien ; Honninger, Clemens ; Mottay, Eric ; Georges, Patrick ; Druon, Frédéric ; Balembois, François
Author_Institution :
Amplitude Syst., Pessac, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we report ultrashort pulse amplification with Yb:YAG SCF for the first time to our knowledge. A passively mode-locked Yb3+:KYW oscillator delivers ultrashort pulses at a repetition rate of 30 MHz with a transform limited pulse duration of 220 fs. These pulses were seeded into the Yb:YAG SCF (provided by Fibercryst) amplifier.
Keywords :
amplification; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; oscillators; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; YAG:Yb; frequency 30 MHz; micropulling down single crystal fiber amplifier; passively mode-locked oscillator; power 12 W; pulse repetition rate; single crystal fibers; time 350 fs; transform-limited pulse duration; ultrashort pulse amplification; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942425
