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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 559-562 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Laser Physics Letters |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Diode-pumped lasers
- Laser materials