Akbari, R., Fedorova, K. A., Rafailov, E. U. and Major, A. (2017). High peak power sub-60 fs Yb:KGW laser. IN: 2017 Photonics North, PN 2017. CAN: IEEE.
Abstract
A high power sub-60 fs mode-locked diode-pumped Yb: KGW laser based on hybrid action of an InGaAs quantum-dot saturable absorber mirror and Kerr-lens mode locking was demonstrated. The laser delivered 56 fs pulses with 1.95 W of average power corresponding to 450 kW of peak power. The spectral bandwidth of the pulse was 20.5 nm, which was near the gain bandwidth limit of the Yb:KGW crystal. To the best of our knowledge, these are the shortest pulses generated from the monoclinic double tungstate crystals (and Yb:KGW laser crystal in particular) and the most powerful in the sub-60 fs regime. At the same time they are also the shortest pulses produced to date with the help of a quantum-dot-based saturable absorber.
| Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1109/PN.2017.8090578 |
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| Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT) |
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| Event Title: | 2017 Photonics North, PN 2017 |
| Event Type: | Other |
| Event Dates: | 2017-06-06 - 2017-06-08 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | diode-pumped laser,femtosecond pulses,passive mode locking,Yb-doped crystal,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics |
| ISBN: | 9781538621929 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Feb 2024 08:08 |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2018 11:35 |
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PURE Output Type: | Conference contribution |
| Published Date: | 2017-11-02 |
| Published Online Date: | 2017-11-02 |
| Accepted Date: | 2017-11-02 |
| Authors: |
Akbari, R.
Fedorova, K. A. ( 
0000-0002-2765-9951)
Rafailov, E. U. (
0000-0002-4152-0120)
Major, A. |
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