Yb:LuAP crystal for ultrafast lasers

Autor: A. S. Rudenkov, Ashot Petrosyan, Karine Hovhannesyan, Anatol Yasukevich, N. V. Kuleshov, Viktor Kisel
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: 2021 Photonics North (PN).
Popis: Unique spectroscopic properties of trivalent ytterbium ions in aluminium perovskite crystals (YAlO 3 , LuAlO 3 ) make these crystals good candidates for picosecond and femtosecond lasers active media. The features of soliton and non-soliton mode-locking of Yb:LuAP laser were studied. Maximum average output power of 7W with pulse duration of 130fs and 28.1 % optical efficiency were obtained in soliton mode-locking regime. Average output power up to 12W with 2ps pulse duration and 38% optical efficiency obtained in nonsoliton mode-locking regime. Chirped pulse regenerative amplifier based on Yb:LuAP crystal was investigated. Pulse duration as short as 165fs with output power of 4.5W at 200kHz pulse repetition frequency were demonstrated.
Databáze: OpenAIRE