We have developed a Kerr-lens mode-locked diode-pumped Yb:YAG laser in which the transverse mode is passively stabilized. The mode-locking scheme can be used for various diode-pumped Yb-doped bulk lasers. The pulse duration is as short as 100 fs, which is to our knowledge the shortest pulse ever produced from an Yb:YAG laser. The center wavelength and laser output power are 1051 nm and 151 mW, respectively.
Ziye GaoJiangfeng ZhuKe WangJunli WangZhaohua WangZhiyi Wei
Ziye GaoJiangfeng ZhuJunli WangZhiyi Wei
V. YanovskyA. CassanhoH. P. JenssenFrank W. Wise