Diode-pumped 99 fs Yb:CaF2 oscillator

作者:Friebel F*; Druon F; Boudeile J; Papadopoulos D N; Hanna M; Georges P; Camy P; Doualan J L; Benayad A; Moncorge R; Cassagne C; Boudebs G
来源:Optics Letters, 2009, 34(9): 1474-1476.
DOI:10.1364/ol.34.001474

摘要

We demonstrate the generation of 99 fs pulses by a mode-locked laser oscillator built around a Yb:CaF2 crystal. An average power of 380 mW for a 13 nm bandwidth spectrum centered at 1053 nm is obtained. The short-pulse operation is achieved thanks to a saturable absorber mirror and is stabilized by the Kerr lens effect. We investigated the limits of the stabilization process and observed a regime slowly oscillating between mode locking and Q switching.

  • 出版日期2009-5-1
  • 单位中国地震局