DocumentCode :
2870381
Title :
Yb:CaGdAlO4 crystal for 47-fs diode-pumped laser
Author :
Boudeile, J. ; Zaouter, Y. ; Hanna, M. ; Druon, F. ; Georges, P. ; Petit, J. ; Golner, P. ; Viana, B.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry de l´´Inst. d´´Opt., CNRS, Orsay
fYear :
2006
fDate :
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
We report the first femtosecond laser operation of Yb3+:CaGdAlO4 crystal. Pulses as short as 47-fs have been obtained.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; gadolinium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; CaGdAlO4:Yb; diode-pumped laser; femtosecond laser operation; laser materials; time 47 fs; ytterbium-doped crystals; Absorption; Crystals; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Solid lasers; Thermal conductivity; Ultrafast optics; Ytterbium; 140.3070 Infrared and far-infrared lasers; 140.3480 Laser, diode-pumped; 140.4050 Mode-locked lasers; 140.5680 Rare earth, solid state laser; 999.9999 Laser, Ytterbium;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
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
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628178
Filename :
4628178
Link To Document :
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