Discrete-fibre subpicosecond oscillator—amplifier based on a Yb:KYW laser

A hybrid subpicosecond system based on a Yb:KYW laser and a Yb fibre amplifier made by using the GTWave technology is studied. The system pumped by the 980-nm, 12-W cw radiation emits 0.9-ps, 40-nJ pulses at a pulse repetition rate of 100 MHz and an average power of 4 W. The central emission wavelength of the system can be tuned in the pulsed regime from 1038 to 1053 nm and from 1030 to 1070 nm in the cw regime. The gain of the Yb fibre GTWave amplifier is measured for the first time within the tuning range of the Yb:KYW laser.