Diode pumped passively mode-locked Yb:SSO laser with 2.3 ps duration

Opt Express. 2010 Aug 16;18(17):18354-9. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.018354.

Abstract

This paper reports on a diode-pumped picosecond passively mode-locked Yb:SSO laser. Pulses as short as 2.3 ps with a repetition rate of 53 MHz were generated, without extra negative dispersion elements. The output power achieved 1.87 W at a pump power of 11.5 W. Continuous-wave operation and wavelength tuning were examined. The CW operation achieved 3.55 W output power with a slope efficiency of 44.5%; its tuning can cover the range of 1034.0-1089.7 nm.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Lasers, Solid-State*
  • Optics and Photonics / instrumentation*
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry
  • Time Factors
  • Ytterbium*

Substances

  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Ytterbium