Diode-pumped femtosecond Yb : KGd(WO4)(2) laser with 1.1-W average power. / Brunner, F. ; Spühler, G. J. ; Aus der Au, J. ; Krainer, L. ; Morier-Genoud, F. ; Paschotta, R. ; Lichtenstein, N. ; Weiss, S.; Harder, C. ; Lagatsky, A. A. ; Abdolvand, A. ; Kuleshov, N. V. ; Keller, U. .
In: Optics Letters, Vol. 25, No. 15, 2000, p. 1119-1121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Diode-pumped femtosecond Yb : KGd(WO4)(2) laser with 1.1-W average power
A1 - Brunner,F.
A1 - Spühler,G. J.
A1 - Aus der Au,J.
A1 - Krainer,L.
A1 - Morier-Genoud,F.
A1 - Paschotta,R.
A1 - Lichtenstein,N.
A1 - Weiss,S.
A1 - Harder,C.
A1 - Lagatsky,A. A.
A1 - Abdolvand,A.
A1 - Kuleshov,N. V.
A1 - Keller,U.
AU - Brunner,F.
AU - Spühler,G. J.
AU - Aus der Au,J.
AU - Krainer,L.
AU - Morier-Genoud,F.
AU - Paschotta,R.
AU - Lichtenstein,N.
AU - Weiss,S.
AU - Harder,C.
AU - Lagatsky,A. A.
AU - Abdolvand,A.
AU - Kuleshov,N. V.
AU - Keller,U.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - <p>We demonstrate what is to our knowledge the first mode-locked Yb:KGd(WO4)(2) laser. Using a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror for passive mode locking, we obtain pulses of 176-fs duration with an average power of 1.1 W and a peak power of 64 kW at a center wavelength of 1037 nm. We achieve pulses as short as 112 fs at a lower output power. The laser is based on a standard delta cavity and pumped by two high-brightness laser diodes, making the whole system very simple and compact. Tuning the laser by means of a knife-edge results in mode-locked pulses within a wavelength range from 1032 to 1054 nm. In cw operation, we achieve output powers as high as 1.3 W. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 140.3480, 140.3580, 140.4050, 140.5680.</p>
AB - <p>We demonstrate what is to our knowledge the first mode-locked Yb:KGd(WO4)(2) laser. Using a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror for passive mode locking, we obtain pulses of 176-fs duration with an average power of 1.1 W and a peak power of 64 kW at a center wavelength of 1037 nm. We achieve pulses as short as 112 fs at a lower output power. The laser is based on a standard delta cavity and pumped by two high-brightness laser diodes, making the whole system very simple and compact. Tuning the laser by means of a knife-edge results in mode-locked pulses within a wavelength range from 1032 to 1054 nm. In cw operation, we achieve output powers as high as 1.3 W. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 140.3480, 140.3580, 140.4050, 140.5680.</p>
U2 - 10.1364/OL.25.001119
DO - 10.1364/OL.25.001119
M1 - Article
JO - Optics Letters
JF - Optics Letters
SN - 0146-9592
IS - 15
VL - 25
SP - 1119
EP - 1121
ER -