Generation of 103 fs mode-locked pulses by a gain linewidth-variable Nd,Y:CaF2 disordered crystal

被引：102

作者：

Qin, Z. P. ^{[1
]}

Xie, G. Q. ^{[1
]}

Ma, J. ^{[1
]}

Ge, W. Y. ^{[1
]}

Yuan, P. ^{[1
]}

Qian, L. J. ^{[1
]}

Su, L. B. ^{[2
]}

Jiang, D. P. ^{[2
]}

Ma, F. K. ^{[2
]}

Zhang, Q. ^{[2
]}

Cao, Y. X. ^{[2
]}

Xu, J. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Key Lab Laser Plasmas, Minist Educ, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China

[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Shanghai Inst Ceram, Key Lab Transparent & Optofunct Adv Inorgan Mat, Shanghai 201800, Peoples R China

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2014年 / 39卷 / 07期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

SATURABLE-ABSORBER; LASER; HOSTS;

D O I：

10.1364/OL.39.001737

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We have demonstrated a diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond Nd, Y:CaF2 disordered crystal laser for the first time to our knowledge. By choosing appropriate Y- doping concentration, a broad fluorescence linewidth of 31 nm has been obtained from the gain linewidth-variable Nd, Y: CaF2 crystal. With the Nd, Y:CaF2 disordered crystal as gain medium, the mode-locked laser generated pulses with pulse duration as short as 103 fs, average output power of 89 mW, and repetition rate of 100 MHz. To our best knowledge, this is the shortest pulse generated from Nd-doped crystal lasers so far. The research results show that the Nd, Y:CaF2 disordered crystal will be a potential alternative as gain medium of repetitive chirped pulse amplification for high-peak-power lasers. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America

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页码：1737 / 1739

页数：3

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