Diode-pumped high-power gigahertz Kerr-lens mode-locked solid-state oscillator enabled by a dual-confocal ring cavity
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DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2024.42
Abstract: Abstract Femtosecond oscillators with gigahertz (GHz) repetition rate are appealing sources for spectroscopic applications benefiting from the individually accessible and high-power comb line. The mode mismatch between the potent pump laser diode (LD) and the… read more here.
Keywords: laser; mode locked; lens mode; kerr lens ... See more keywords
Tunable second harmonic generation from a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YCa 4 O(BO 3 ) 3 femtosecond laser
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DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/26/4/044202
Abstract: We experimentally demonstrated a diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond (fs) laser with a self-frequency doubling Yb:YCa4O(BO3)3 crystal. Sub-40 fs laser pulses were directly generated from the oscillator without extracavity compression. The central wavelength was tunable from… read more here.
Keywords: mode locked; femtosecond laser; kerr lens; second harmonic ... See more keywords
Gigahertz Repetition Rate Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Oscillator With Above 7-W Average Power
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DOI: 10.1109/lpt.2025.3548848
Abstract: We present a soft-aperture Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:KGW oscillator capable of generating multi-watt average output power at gigahertz repetition rate. Using a dual-confocal ring cavity design, the laser waist inside the Yb:KGW crystal matched well with… read more here.
Keywords: mode; mode locked; lens mode; kerr lens ... See more keywords
2-GHz watt-level Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:KGW laser.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.424139
Abstract: We report on a 2-GHz high-power Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:KGW laser pumped by a single-mode fiber laser. The output performance for two different output coupling rates was investigated. Stable bidirectional mode-locking operation at the repetition rate… read more here.
Keywords: lens mode; output; mode locked; kerr lens ... See more keywords
Spectroscopy and Kerr-lens mode-locked operation of Yb:GdScO3 crystal.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.521962
Abstract: A Kerr-lens mode-locked laser based on a Yb3+-doped disordered gadolinium scandate (Yb:GdScO3) crystal is reported for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. The crystal with the perovskite structure was grown using the… read more here.
Keywords: spectroscopy; gdsco3; mode locked; lens mode ... See more keywords
Cavity-dumped femtosecond Yb:CALYO laser based on SESAM assisted Kerr-lens mode locking.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.537391
Abstract: In this paper, we present the demonstration of a cavity-dumped Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond oscillator based on an Yb:CALYO crystal for the first time. With the assistance of an SESAM, the Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:CALYO laser delivered… read more here.
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Diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked ytterbium-doped compositional mixed calcium aluminate laser.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.541656
Abstract: A diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked laser generating 25 fs pulses at 1080 nm is demonstrated with an Yb3+-doped compositional mixed calcium aluminate crystal. The Yb:Ca(Gd,Y)AlO4 laser, which operates at a repetition rate of 65.6 MHz via… read more here.
Keywords: mixed calcium; compositional mixed; doped compositional; mode locked ... See more keywords
Kerr-lens mode-locked Ho:CALYO laser at 2.1 μm.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.560911
Abstract: We report on a Kerr-lens mode-locked Ho laser operating at 2.1 μm, based on a disordered structure crystal Ho:CALYO. The laser-generated ultrashort pulses with a pulse duration of 177 fs and an average output power of… read more here.
Keywords: lens mode; calyo laser; mode locked; kerr lens ... See more keywords
Diffractive saturable loss mechanism in Kerr-lens mode-locked lasers: direct observation and simulation.
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DOI: 10.1364/ol.418788
Abstract: Passive mode-locking relies critically on a saturable loss mechanism to form ultrashort pulses. However, in Kerr-lens mode-locking (KLM), no actual absorption takes place, but rather losses appear due to diffraction, and actual light must escape… read more here.
Keywords: lens mode; kerr lens; loss mechanism; saturable loss ... See more keywords
Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YAlO3 laser generating 24-fs pulses at 1085 nm.
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DOI: 10.1364/ol.471504
Abstract: We report on a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YAlO3 laser generating soliton pulses as short as 24 fs at 1085 nm with an average output power of 186 mW and a pulse repetition rate of 87.5 MHz, representing the… read more here.
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Low-noise, 2-W average power, 112-fs Kerr-lens mode-locked Ho:CALGO laser at 2.1 µm.
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DOI: 10.1364/ol.489893
Abstract: We report on an in-band pumped soft-aperture Kerr-lens mode-locked Ho3+-doped CaGdAlO4 (Ho:CALGO) bulk laser at 2.1 µm, generating 2 W of average power with 112 fs pulses at 91-MHz repetition rate. To the best of our knowledge, this… read more here.
Keywords: average power; lens mode; kerr lens; power ... See more keywords