Title :
136-fs pulses from a passively mode-locked Yb:YAG laser
Author :
Uemura, Sadao ; Torizuka, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We generate 136-fs pulses from a passively mode-locked diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser. This is to our knowledge the shortest pulse from a Yb:YAG laser. To obtain a broader spectrum, we shift the laser center wavelength to 1050 nm.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical materials; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1050 nm; 136 fs; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; broader spectrum; laser center wavelength; passively mode-locked diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser; pulse generation; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201926
