• DocumentCode
    2233581
  • Title

    High power, 60MHz, cryogenically cooled, mode-locked, Yb:YAG oscillator

  • Author

    Gerrity, M.R. ; Brown, S. ; Popmintchev, T. ; Chen, M.-C. ; Witte, S. ; Murnane, M.M. ; Kapteyn, H.C. ; Backus, S.

  • Author_Institution
    JILA, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder & NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a 60MHz, cryogenically cooled, mode-locked Yb:YAG oscillator with up to 12W average output power. Mode-locking is achieved via a SESAM, an intracavity SHG crystal, and an iris near focus for spatial mode filtering.
  • Keywords
    cryogenics; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; oscillators; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; SESAM; YAG:Yb; cryogenically cooled mode-locked oscillator; frequency 60 MHz; intracavity SHG crystal; laser output power; semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors; spatial mode filtering; Crystals; Iris; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Mirrors; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950366
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2233581