Open AccessDiode-pumped 88-fs Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:Y_3Ga_5O_12 crystal laser
Author(s) -
Jinwei Zhang,
Hainian Han,
Wenlong Tian,
Lei Liang,
Kaixin Wang,
Zhiyi Wei
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.029867
Subject(s) - optics , laser , materials science , lens (geology) , mode locking , diode , kerr effect , wavelength , optoelectronics , physics , nonlinear system , quantum mechanics
We realized a stable Kerr-lens mode-locked operation in a diode-pumped Yb:Y₃Ga₅O₁₂ laser. Pulses as short as 88 fs at the center wavelength of 1042 nm were obtained at a repetition rate of 159.3 MHz. The maximum output power was 104 mW under the incident pump power of 3.9 W. By comparing the mode-locked characteristics under different output transmissions, we obtained pulses with the highest output power of 330 mW and a duration of 149 fs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:Y₃Ga₅O₁₂ laser.