Passive mode locking of a self-frequency-doubling Yb:YAl3(BO3)4 laser

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作者：
Lederer, MJ [1 ]
Hildebrandt, M
Kolev, VZ
Luther-Davies, B
Taylor, B
Dawes, J
Dekker, P
Piper, J
Tan, HH
Jagadish, C
机构：
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Laser Phys Ctr, Res Sch Phys Sci & Engn, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
[2] Macquarie Univ, Ctr Lasers & Applicat, N Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2002年 / 27卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.27.000436
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We report passive mode-locking experiments with a novel self-doubling laser crystal Yb:YAl3(BO3)(4) (Yb:YAB). The diode-pumped laser was mode locked by an ion-implanted semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. Far off phase matching, soliton mode locking produced pulse widths of 198 fs to 1.4 ps, with up to 660-mW output and optical efficiency of 24% at 1040 nm. The shortest pulses had a peak power of 28 kW with 440-mW average power and 16% efficiency. A few degrees off phase matching, a total of 60 mW of green femtosecond pulses was generated simultaneously. Close to phase matching, the laser produced picosecond pulses and, without infrared output, a total of 270 mW of green output, corresponding to 10% conversion efficiency (absorbed pump to green output). (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.
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