title: Diode-pumped 88-fs Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:Y₃Ga₅O₁₂ crystal laser.
abstract: We realized a stable Kerr-lens mode-locked operation in a diode-pumped Yb:Y₃Ga₅O₁₂ laser. Pulses as short as 88 fs at the center wavelength of 1042 nm were obtained at a repetition rate of 159.3 MHz. The maximum output power was 104 mW under the incident pump power of 3.9 W. By comparing the mode-locked characteristics under different output transmissions, we obtained pulses with the highest output power of 330 mW and a duration of 149 fs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:Y₃Ga₅O₁₂ laser.
authors: Jinwei
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Hainian
authors: H
authors: Han
authors: Wenlong
authors: W
authors: Tian
authors: Liang
authors: L
authors: Lv
authors: Qing
authors: Q
authors: Wang
authors: Zhiyi
authors: Z
authors: Wei
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D007909:Lenses