Tunable second harmonic generation from a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb: YCa4O(BO3)3 femtosecond laser

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 1039 nm to 1049 nm with a typical bandwidth of 35 nm and an average output power of 53 mW. For the first time, a self-frequency doubled second harmonic green laser with tunable range from 519 nm to 525 nm was observed.

Keywords: Kerr-lens mode-locking lasers ytterbium laser solid-state harmonic generation

Received: 31 August 2016
Revised: 29 November 2016
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PACS:	42.55.Rz	(Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers)
	42.55.Xi	(Diode-pumped lasers)
	42.60.Fc	(Modulation, tuning, and mode locking)
	42.65.Hw	(Phase conjugation; photorefractive and Kerr effects)

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Project supported by the National Major Scientific Instruments Development Project of China (Grant No. 2012YQ120047), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61205130), and the Doctor Fund from Southwest University, China (Grant No. SWU110645).

Corresponding Authors: Zheng-Mao Wu, Zhi-Yi Wei
E-mail: zmwu@swu.edu.cn;zywei@iphy.ac.cn

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Zi-Ye Gao(高子叶), Jiang-Feng Zhu(朱江峰), Zheng-Mao Wu(吴正茂), Zhi-Yi Wei(魏志义), Hao-Hai Yu(于浩海), Huai-Jin Zhang(张怀金), Ji-Yang Wang(王继扬) Tunable second harmonic generation from a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb: YCa₄O(BO₃)₃ femtosecond laser 2017 Chin. Phys. B 26 044202

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