Title :
A simple mode-locked Yb:KGW laser pumped by polarization-coupled diode bars
Author_Institution :
Environ. Mol. Sci. Lab., Richland, WA
Abstract :
Direct-diode-pumped crystalline Yb lasers are simple and efficient but low powered. We use reshaped diode bars and a polarization-coupled scheme to produce as much as 6.3 W in 100 to 225 fs pulses.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; KGd(WO4)2:Yb; diode pumped lasers; mode locked laser; polarization coupled diode bars; Bars; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Polarization; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Ultrafast optics; 140.3480; 140.3580; 140.4050; 140.5680;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627854