• DocumentCode
    3010850
  • Title

    Diode-pumped femtosecond Yb:KYW laser incorporating a quantum-dot saturable absorber

  • Author

    Lagatsky, A.A. ; Bain, F. ; Brown, C.T.A. ; Sibbett, W. ; Livshits, D.A. ; Erbert, G. ; Rafailov, E.U.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Efficient passive mode locking of a diode-pumped Yb3+:KY(WO4)2 laser using a quantum-dot saturable absorber is demonstrated. Pulses of 114 fs centered around 1040 nm were generated with an average output power of 0.5 W.
  • Keywords
    laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; potassium compounds; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor quantum dots; ytterbium; KY(WO4)2:Yb3+; Yb3+:KY(WO4)2 laser; diode-pumped femtosecond laser; optical pulse generation; passive mode locking; power 0.5 W; quantum-dot saturable absorber; time 114 fs; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452935
  • Filename
    4452935
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3010850