Diode-pumped femtosecond oscillators based on new ytterbium-doped borate crystals

F. Druon; S. Chenais; Francois Balembois; P. Georges; Romain Gaume; Paul-Henri Haumesser; Gerard Aka; Bruno Viana; D. Vivien

doi:10.1117/12.475351

17 February 2003 Diode pumped femtosecond oscillators based on new ytterbium doped borates crystals

F. Druon, S. Chenais, Francois Balembois, P. Georges, Romain Gaume, Paul-Henri Haumesser, Gerard Aka, Bruno Viana, D. Vivien

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Proceedings Volume 4833, Applications of Photonic Technology 5; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475351
Event: Applications of Photonic Technology 5, 2002, Quebec City, Canada

Abstract

We demonstrate for the first time the use of a new borate crystals: Yb:GdCOB and Yb:BOYS in femtosecond mode-locked oscillators. Pulses as short as 69 fs for the Yb:BOYS and 89 fs for the Yb:GdCOB have been obtained near 1 µm.

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F. Druon, S. Chenais, Francois Balembois, P. Georges, Romain Gaume, Paul-Henri Haumesser, Gerard Aka, Bruno Viana, and D. Vivien "Diode pumped femtosecond oscillators based on new ytterbium doped borates crystals", Proc. SPIE 4833, Applications of Photonic Technology 5, (17 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475351

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