Diode pumped passively mode-locked Yb:SSO laser with 2.3 ps duration.
This paper reports on a diode-pumped picosecond passively mode-locked Yb:SSO laser. Pulses as short as 2.3 ps with a repetition rate of 53 MHz were generated, without extra negative dispersion elements. The output power achieved 1.87 W at a pump power of 11.5 W. Continuous-wave operation and wavelength tuning were examined. The CW operation achieved 3.55 W output power with a slope efficiency of 44.5%; its tuning can cover the range of 1034.0-1089.7 nm.
Li
Jinfeng
J
State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. BOX 800-211, Shanghai 201800, China.
Liang
Xiaoyan
X
He
Jinping
J
Zheng
Lihe
L
Zhao
Zhiwei
Z
Xu
Jun
J
D003460:Crystallization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors; D015018:Ytterbium
D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D015018:Ytterbium