Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 2, 0201008(2023)

LD-Pumped Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Yb∶KGW Femtosecond Laser with GHz Repetition Rate

Yuehang Chen1, Li Zheng1, Haijing Mai1, Yang Yu2, Wenlong Tian1、*, Jiangfeng Zhu1、**, and Zhiyi Wei3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi an 710071, Shaanxi, China
  • 2Academy of Advanced Interdisciplinary Research, Xidian University, Xi an 710071, Shaanxi, China
  • 3Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, China
  • show less
    References(21)

    [1] Diddams S A, Vahala K, Udem T. Optical frequency combs: coherently uniting the electromagnetic spectrum[J]. Science, 369, eaay3676(2020).

    [2] Zheng J Q, Cong Z H, Liu Z J et al. Recent trend of high repetition rate ultrashort laser pulse generation and frequency conversion[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 48, 1201008(2021).

    [3] Gerginov V, Tanner C E, Diddams S A et al. High-resolution spectroscopy with a femtosecond laser frequency comb[J]. Optics Letters, 30, 1734-1736(2005).

    [4] Heinecke D C, Bartels A, Fortier T M et al. Optical frequency stabilization of a 10 GHz Ti: sapphire frequency comb by saturated absorption spectroscopy in 87rubidium[J]. Physical Review A, 80, 053806(2009).

    [5] Feng Y, Lamour T P, Ostapenko H et al. Towards a space-qualified Kerr-lens mode-locked laser[J]. Optics Letters, 46, 5429-5432(2021).

    [6] Jang Y S, Kim S W. Distance measurements using mode-locked lasers: a review[J]. Nanomanufacturing and Metrology, 1, 131-147(2018).

    [7] Thorpe M J, Moll K D, Jones R J et al. Broadband cavity ringdown spectroscopy for sensitive and rapid molecular detection[J]. Science, 311, 1595-1599(2006).

    [8] Zheng L, Wang H B, Tian W L et al. LD-pumped high-repetition-rate all-solid-state femtosecond lasers (invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 49, 20201069(2020).

    [9] Wasylczyk P, Wnuk P, Radzewicz C. Passively modelocked, diode-pumped Yb∶KYW femtosecond oscillator with 1 GHz  repetition rate[J]. Optics Express, 17, 5630-5635(2009).

    [10] Endo M, Ozawa A, Kobayashi Y. Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb∶KYW laser at 4.6-GHz repetition rate[J]. Optics Express, 20, 12191-12197(2012).

    [11] Endo M, Ozawa A, Kobayashi Y. 6-GHz, Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb∶Lu2O3 ceramic laser for comb-resolved broadband spectroscopy[J]. Optics Letters, 38, 4502-4505(2013).

    [12] Endo M, Ito I, Kobayashi Y. Direct 15-GHz mode-spacing optical frequency comb with a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb∶Y2O3 ceramic laser[J]. Optics Express, 23, 1276-1282(2015).

    [13] Kimura S, Tani S, Kobayashi Y. Kerr-lens mode locking above a 20 GHz repetition rate[J]. Optica, 6, 532-533(2019).

    [14] Kimura S, Nakamura T, Tani S et al. Anomalous spectral broadening in high quality-factor, 1-GHz mode-locked oscillator using Yb∶CALGO crystal[C], W4A.8(2018).

    [15] Li L, Fan Z W, Yu J et al. Research progress of Yb∶KGW femtosecond laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 49, 110004(2012).

    [16] Biswal S, O'Connor S P, Bowman S R. Thermo-optical parameters measured in ytterbium-doped potassium gadolinium tungstate[J]. Applied Optics, 44, 3093-3097(2005).

    [17] Yang J F, Wang Z H, Song J J et al. Diode-pumped 13 W Yb∶KGW femtosecond laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 20, 021404(2022).

    [18] Major A, Nikolakakos I, Aitchison J S et al. Characterization of the nonlinear refractive index of the laser crystal Yb∶KGd(WO4)2[J]. Applied Physics B, 77, 433-436(2003).

    [19] Paunescu G, Hein J, Sauerbrey R. 100-fs diode-pumped Yb: KGW mode-locked laser[J]. Applied Physics B, 79, 555-558(2004).

    [20] Zheng L, Tian W L, Liu H et al. 2-GHz watt-level Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb∶KGW laser[J]. Optics Express, 29, 12950-12957(2021).

    [21] Zheng L, Chen Y H, Tian W L et al. 1.6-GHz, 3.3-W Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb: KGW oscillator pumped by a multimode laser diode[C], SS2A.6(2022).

    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    Yuehang Chen, Li Zheng, Haijing Mai, Yang Yu, Wenlong Tian, Jiangfeng Zhu, Zhiyi Wei. LD-Pumped Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Yb∶KGW Femtosecond Laser with GHz Repetition Rate[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(2): 0201008

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Mar. 9, 2022

    Accepted: Apr. 25, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 10, 2023

    The Author Email: Tian Wenlong (wltian@xidian.edu.cn), Zhu Jiangfeng (jfzhu@xidian.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL220648

    Topics