• DocumentCode
    2987343
  • Title

    Passively mode-locked Yb:KLu(WO4)2 laser

  • Author

    Griebner, U. ; Rivier, S. ; Mateos, X. ; Petrov, V. ; Zorn, M. ; Weyers, M. ; Sole, Rosa Maria ; Gavaldá ; Aguiló, M. ; Massons, J. ; Díaz, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Ferdinand-Braun-lnstitut, Berlin, Germany
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    2073
  • Abstract
    We report the shortest pulses (81 fs) ever produced with an Yb-doped tungstate laser using a semiconductor saturable absorber by passive mode-locking of monoclinic Yb:KLu(WO4)2 achieving an average power of 70 m W at 1046 nm.
  • Keywords
    laser mode locking; lutetium compounds; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1046 nm; 70 mW; 81 fs; KLu(WO4)2:Yb; Yb-doped tungstate laser; Yb:KLu(WO4)2 laser; optical pulse generation; passive mode-locking; semiconductor saturable absorber; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.202372
  • Filename
    1573438