Diode-pumped mode-locked Yb3+:Y2O3 ceramic laser

A diode-pumped femtosecond ytterbium laser with a host material of Y2O3 ceramics is reported. Passive mode locking by a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror generates 98-MHz, 615-fs pulses at a center wavelength of 1076.5 nm. The average power is 420 mW and the pulse energy is 4.3 nJ with a 2.6-W...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 11; no. 22; pp. 2911 - 2916
Main Authors Shirakawa, A, Takaichi, K, Yagi, H, Bisson, J, Lu, J, Musha, M, Ueda, K, Yanagitani, T, Petrov, T, Kaminskii, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 03.11.2003
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Summary:A diode-pumped femtosecond ytterbium laser with a host material of Y2O3 ceramics is reported. Passive mode locking by a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror generates 98-MHz, 615-fs pulses at a center wavelength of 1076.5 nm. The average power is 420 mW and the pulse energy is 4.3 nJ with a 2.6-W absorbed pump power. To our knowledge, this is the first continuous-wave mode-locked ceramic laser.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.11.002911