Femtosecond Yb:KGd(WO4)2 laser with > 100 nJ of pulse energy

We report on the development of a high pulse energy femtosecond Yb:KGd(WO4)2 laser pumped by a fibercoupled diode module. Passive mode locking was initiated using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. The laser produced 420 fs pulses with up to 145 nJ of energy at a repetition rate of 14.5 MHz....

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Published in:Laser physics letters 2009-04, Vol.6 (4), p.272-274
Main Authors: Major, A., Cisek, R., Sandkuijl, D., Barzda, V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diode-pumped lasers
Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers
Exact sciences and technology
femtosecond lasers
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Laser optical systems: design and operation
Lasers
Modulation, tuning, and mode locking
Optics
Physics
solid-state lasers
Yb-ion doped lasers
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Summary:We report on the development of a high pulse energy femtosecond Yb:KGd(WO4)2 laser pumped by a fibercoupled diode module. Passive mode locking was initiated using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. The laser produced 420 fs pulses with up to 145 nJ of energy at a repetition rate of 14.5 MHz. The output spectrum was centered at 1030 nm. At the lower pulse energy of 100 nJ the laser produced 300 fs long pulses. (© 2009 by Astro Ltd., Published exclusively by WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA)
ISSN:1612-2011
1612-202X
DOI:10.1002/lapl.200810127