Generation of 90-fs pulses from a mode-locked diode-pumped Yb3+:Ca4GdO(BO3)3 laser

被引：141
作者：
Druon, F
Balembois, F
Georges, P
Brun, A
Courjaud, A
Hönninger, C
Salin, F
Aron, A
Mougel, F
Aka, G
Vivien, D
机构：
[1] CNRS, UMR 8501, Inst Opt, Lab Charles Fabry, F-91403 Orsay, France
[2] Univ Bordeaux 1, Ctr Lasers Intenses & Appl, F-33405 Talence, France
[3] Ecole Natl Super Chim Paris, CNRS, UMR 7574, Lab Chim Appl Etat Solide, F-75231 Paris, France
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2000年 / 25卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.25.000423
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
A diode-pumped Yb3+:Ca4GdO(BO3)(3) (Yb:GdCOB) laser generating 90-fs pulses at a center wavelength of 1045 nm is demonstrated. This is, to our knowledge, the shortest pulse duration obtained from an ytterbium laser with a crystalline host. This laser is mode locked with a high-finesse semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror and emits 40 mW of average power at a repetition rate of 100 MHz. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 140.4050, 140.3480, 140.5680, 140.3070.
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页码：423 / 425
页数：3
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