Picosecond high power Yb:LuAP laser system

12W-picosecond SESAM mode-locked Yb:LuAP laser was developed. 2ps-laser pulses were obtained at the central wavelength around 999nm and optical-to-optical efficiency of 38% at 70MHz PRF. 4.8W of second harmonic radiation was obtained using 20mm LBO crystal with critical angular phase matching. Tunability from 668nm to 783nm was obtained in preliminary experimental study of LBO based synchronously pumped OPO.