Diode-pumped continuous-wave and passively mode-locked Yb:GSO laser

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作者：
Li, WX [1 ]
Pan, HF
Ding, LE
Zeng, HP
Zhao, GJ
Yan, CF
Su, LB
Xu, J
机构：
[1] E China Normal Univ, Key Lab Opt & Magnet Resonance Spect, Shanghai 200062, Peoples R China
[2] E China Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Shanghai 200062, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Opt & Fine Mech, Shanghai 201800, Peoples R China
来源：
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2006年 / 14卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1364/OPEX.14.000686
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We report on both continuous-wave and passively mode-locked laser actions of a new ytterbium-doped laser crystal Yb:Gd2SiO5 (Yb:GSO) under high-power diode-end-pumping. Due to the anisotropic and compact crystal structure, Yb:GSO exhibits a large manifold splitting of Yb3+ ions, and a Yb:GSO laser can be operated efficiently with negligible reabsorption losses at emission wavelengths. In the continuous-wave operation, a Yb:GSO laser was operated with a slope efficiency of 49% near 1094 nm - the longest laser wavelength achieved for Yb3+ lasers. Passive mode locking was obtained with a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror. At a pump power of 6.23 W, a maximum average output power of 638 mW was obtained with the repetition rate of 145.5 MHz. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.
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页码：686 / 695
页数：10
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