Title :
70-fs Yb:Glass-Yb:KGW laser with high average power
Author :
Delaigue, M. ; Manek-Hönninger, I.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Bordeaux I, Talence
Abstract :
We report a broadband mode-locked diode-pumped femtosecond laser using two different ytterbium-doped materials in the same cavity. Up to 440 mW average output power and pulse durations down to 70 fs are demonstrated.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; JkJk:Yb-KGdWO4:Yb; broad spectral bandwidth; broadband mode-locked femtosecond laser; diode pumping; output power; pulse durations; Bandwidth; Chirp; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical materials; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385875