Femtosecond Yb : YCOB laser pumped by narrow-stripe laser diode and passively modelocked using ion implanted saturable-absorber mirror

Authors
Valentine, GJ Kemp, AJ Birkin, DJL Burns, D Balembois, F Georges, P Bernas, H Aron, A Aka, G Sibbett, W Brun, A Dawson, MD Bente, E
Citation
Gj. Valentine et al., Femtosecond Yb : YCOB laser pumped by narrow-stripe laser diode and passively modelocked using ion implanted saturable-absorber mirror, ELECTR LETT, 36(19), 2000, pp. 1621-1623
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
19
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1621 - 1623
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(20000914)36:19<1621:FY:YLP>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The authors present, what they believe to be, the first femtosecond Yb:YCOB laser, pumped by a low-power, narrow-stripe laser diode. To facilitate mod elocking, high-energy oxygen ion implantation of the saturable absorber is employed. 210fs pulse generation at 16mW average output power for 140mW inc ident pump power is reported.