A self-starting mode-locked femtosecond laser is accomplished with an oxoborate self-frequency doubling crystal Yb：YCa4O（BO3）3 （Yb：YCOB） as the gain medium and a semiconductor mirror as the saturable absorber. P...A self-starting mode-locked femtosecond laser is accomplished with an oxoborate self-frequency doubling crystal Yb：YCa4O（BO3）3 （Yb：YCOB） as the gain medium and a semiconductor mirror as the saturable absorber. Pumped by a 976-nm fiber-coupled diode laser with 50-ktm core diameter, stable mode-locked laser pulses up to 430 mW were obtained at a repetition rate of 83.61 MHz under 5-W pump power. The autocorrelation measurement shows that the pulse duration is as short as 150 fs by assuming the sech2 pulse shape at a central wavelength of 1048 nm. This work has demonstrated a compact and reliable femtosecond laser source for prospective low-cost applications.展开更多
The growth detects in Nd:YCa4O(BO3)3(Nd:YCOB) crystals were investigated by transmission synchrotron topography.It was found that growth striations were the primary defects in Nd:YCOB crystals.Grown-in dislocations.mo...The growth detects in Nd:YCa4O(BO3)3(Nd:YCOB) crystals were investigated by transmission synchrotron topography.It was found that growth striations were the primary defects in Nd:YCOB crystals.Grown-in dislocations.mosaic blocks and inclusions were also obsered in the crystals.The effect of temperature field on the formation of growth defects in the crystals was discussed.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61205130)the National Key Scientific Instruments Development Program of China(Grant No.2012YQ120047)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.K5051305008)
文摘A self-starting mode-locked femtosecond laser is accomplished with an oxoborate self-frequency doubling crystal Yb：YCa4O（BO3）3 （Yb：YCOB） as the gain medium and a semiconductor mirror as the saturable absorber. Pumped by a 976-nm fiber-coupled diode laser with 50-ktm core diameter, stable mode-locked laser pulses up to 430 mW were obtained at a repetition rate of 83.61 MHz under 5-W pump power. The autocorrelation measurement shows that the pulse duration is as short as 150 fs by assuming the sech2 pulse shape at a central wavelength of 1048 nm. This work has demonstrated a compact and reliable femtosecond laser source for prospective low-cost applications.
文摘The growth detects in Nd:YCa4O(BO3)3(Nd:YCOB) crystals were investigated by transmission synchrotron topography.It was found that growth striations were the primary defects in Nd:YCOB crystals.Grown-in dislocations.mosaic blocks and inclusions were also obsered in the crystals.The effect of temperature field on the formation of growth defects in the crystals was discussed.
