Abstract

We have demonstrated continuous wave (CW) laser operation and the first, to the best of our knowledge, sub-200 fs mode-locked laser operation of ${\mathrm{Nd}}^{3+}$-doped $\mathrm{Ba}(\mathrm{Zr},\mathrm{Mg},\mathrm{Ta}){\mathrm{O}}_3$ ceramic. Its disordered crystalline nature exhibits a broad gain bandwidth of 30 nm with a high-emission cross section. It also has higher thermal and mechanical properties than Nd:glass. In CW operation, a maximum output power of 1.5 W under 6.2 W of absorbed pump power was obtained. In mode-locked operation, a pulse duration of 196 fs with an average power of 60 mW was successfully achieved. The laser spectrum straddled both fluorescence peaks of A-site and B-site ${\mathrm{Nd}}^{3+}$ ions.

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