CW and mode-locked operation of Yb(3+)-doped Lu3Al5O12 ceramic laser

Hiroaki Nakao; Akira Shirakawa; Ken-ichi Ueda; Hideki Yagi; Takagimi Yanagitani

doi:10.1364/OE.20.015385

CW and mode-locked operation of Yb(3+)-doped Lu3Al5O12 ceramic laser

Opt Express. 2012 Jul 2;20(14):15385-91. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.015385.

Authors

Hiroaki Nakao¹, Akira Shirakawa, Ken-ichi Ueda, Hideki Yagi, Takagimi Yanagitani

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan. nakao@ils.uec.ac.jp

PMID: 22772235
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.015385

Abstract

CW laser operation and first mode-locked laser operation of Yb:LuAG ceramic are reported. Efficient CW laser operation was obtained with maximum output power of 2.14 W and a 72% slope efficiency. Femtosecond mode-locked laser operation was achieved with pulse duration of 699 fs and a 200 mW average output power.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't