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Ultrashort-Pulse Generation Close to the Fluorescence Spectrum Limit of the Gain Material in Mode-Locked Yb:YAG Laser with Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror

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International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology Vol.1 Issue 4, pp 334-336,Year 2012

ULTRASHORT-PULSE GENERATION CLOSE TO THE FLUORESCENCE SPECTRUM LIMIT OF THE GAIN MATERIAL IN MODE-LOCKED YB:YAG LASER WITH SEMICONDUCTOR SATURABLE ABSORBER MIRROR

Y. Sasatani,H. Hitotsuya,S. Matsubara, M. Inoue, Y. Ishida, N. Shimojo, S. Kawato

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Received : 23 December 2012; Accepted : 25 December 2012 ; Published : 31 December 2012

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Abstract

We report on a diode-pumped ytterbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Yb:YAG) laser with an intracavity nonlinear medium and semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM). The center of the laser spectrum was 1030 nm and the laser spectrum width was 12 nm, which is broader than the fluorescence of the Yb:YAG crystal. The output pulse width was 131 fs which is close to the Fourier transform limit of the fluorescence

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SESAM, Mode-locking, Femtosecond pulsed laser, Yb:YAG, Diode-pumped

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Y. Sasatani,H. Hitotsuya,S. Matsubara, M. Inoue, Y. Ishida, N. Shimojo, S. Kawato , " Ultrashort-pulse Generation Close To The Fluorescence Spectrum Limit Of The Gain Material In Mode-locked Yb:yag Laser With Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror ", International Journal of Latest Research in Science and Technology . Vol. 1, Issue 4, pp 334-336 , 2012

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