Open AccessPerformance of Yb:Sc_2SiO_5 crystal in diode-pumped femtosecond oscillator and regenerative amplifier
Author(s) -
Federico Pirzio,
E. Caracciolo,
Matthias Kemnitzer,
A. Guandalini,
Florian Kienle,
J. Aus der Au,
Antonio Agnesi
Publication year - 2015
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.23.013115
Subject(s) - femtosecond , materials science , optics , regenerative amplification , amplifier , laser , diode , optoelectronics , lithium triborate , fiber laser , crystal (programming language) , ytterbium , nonlinear optics , physics , cmos , computer science , programming language
Yb:Sc2SiO5 has been investigated in a low-power laser femtosecond oscillator pumped by 400-mW single-mode fiber-coupled diode at 976 nm. Pulses as short as 71 fs were achieved. The same crystal was later employed in a regenerative amplifier, with an output power as high as 4.7 W at 500 kHz and sub-300-fs pulses.