Title :
Kerr-lens mode-locked diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser
Author :
Uemura, Sadao ; Torizuka, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
We report what we believe to be the first demonstration of a Kerr-lens mode-locked diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser. The spectral width is 30 nm, which corresponds to 38 fs of pulse duration assuming Fourier-transform-limited sech-shaped pulses.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; lenses; optical Kerr effect; optical pulse shaping; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 30 nm; 38 fs; Fourier-transform-limited sech-shaped pulses; Kerr-lens mode-locked diode-pumped laser; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; pulse duration; spectral width;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
