Passively mode-locked Yb:LuVO(4) oscillator

Opt Express. 2006 Nov 27;14(24):11668-71. doi: 10.1364/oe.14.011668.

Abstract

Passive mode locking of the ytterbium doped orthovanadate crystal Yb:LuVO(4) is reported for the first time. We demonstrate what we believe to be the shortest pulses directly generated with an Yb-doped crystalline laser using a semiconductor saturable absorber. The pulses at 1036 nm have a duration as short as 58 fs for an average power of 85 mW.