Chinese Optics Letters, 2012, 10 (12): 121403, Published Online: Nov. 28, 2012   

Diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond Yb:(Y0.9La0.1)2O3 ceramic laser Download: 782次

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Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate a diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond laser with Yb3+-doped yttrium lanthanum oxide ceramic. Mode-locking is achieved by using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror, and intracavity dispersion is compensated by a pair of SF6 prisms. Laser pulses as short as 357 fs at a central wavelength of 1 075 nm are obtained. The maximum average output power is 670 mW under 4.5 W of pumping power with a slope efficiency of 20%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the shortest pulse generated from Yb-doped yttrium lanthanum oxide ceramic lasers with a sub-500 fs pulse duration.
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Jiangfeng Zhu, Zhaohua Wang, Qing Wang, Zhiguo Zhang, Qiuhong Yang, Junhong Yang, Yunfeng Ma, Zhiyi Wei. Diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond Yb:(Y0.9La0.1)2O3 ceramic laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2012, 10(12): 121403.

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