Open AccessUltrashort pulse generation from diode pumped mode-locked Yb^3+:sesquioxide single crystal lasers
Author(s) -
Masaki Tokurakawa,
Akira Shirakawa,
Ken–ichi Ueda,
Rigo Peters,
Susanne T. Fredrich-Thornton,
K. Petermann,
G. Huber
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.19.002904
Subject(s) - sesquioxide , materials science , laser , optics , diode , mode locking , ytterbium , ti:sapphire laser , optoelectronics , laser pumping , physics , metallurgy
We present diode pumped SESAM supported Kerr-lens mode locked laser operation based on Yb3+:Sc2O3 and Yb3+:Lu2O3 single crystals. Pulses as short as 71 fs with an average power of 1.09 W were obtained from an Yb3+:Lu2O3 single crystal. Yb3+:Sc2O3 delivered pulses as short as 81 fs with an average power of 840 mW. The mode locked laser operation was stable for longer than 2 hours.