Diode-pumped passively mode-locked Yb3+-doped yttrium lanthanum oxide ceramic laser

W. Li, Q. Hao, Q. Yang, H. Zeng*

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Abstract

A diode-pumped picosecond laser was demonstrated with Yb3+-doped yttrium lanthanum oxide transparent laser ceramic Yb:(Y1-xLax)2O3 (x=0.1), which was fabricated with nanopowders and sintered in H2 atmosphere. Passive modelocking was realized for the first time to our knowledge with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror, generating pulses of 174 ps at the central wavelength 1032.5 nm with the average output power 162 mW under a diode-laser pump power of 3.2 W.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)559-562
Number of pages4
JournalLaser Physics Letters
Volume6
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diode-pumped lasers
  • Laser materials

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