Title :
High-power diode-pumped Yb:KGW ultrafast laser
Author :
Courjaud, A. ; Deguil, N. ; Salin, F.
Author_Institution :
Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, Bordeaux I Univ., Talence, France
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We present a simple passively modelocked diode-pumped Yb:KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ (Yb:KGW) laser. We achieved pulses as short as 150 fs and an average output power of 1.5 W by using a 15 W fiber-coupled laser diode to pump the laser crystal, and a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) to initiate passive mode locking.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1.5 W; 15 W; 150 fs; KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/:Yb; Yb:KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/; fiber-coupled laser diode; high-power diode-pumped Yb:KGW ultrafast laser; output power; passive laser mode locking; passively modelocked diode-pumped laser; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034252
