• DocumentCode
    688954
  • Title

    Pushing the limits of high-power modelocked thin disk lasers by operating in a vacuum environment

  • Author

    Saraceno, Clara J. ; Emaury, Florian ; Hoffmann, Marco ; Schriber, Cinia ; Golling, M. ; Sudmeyer, Thomas ; Keller, Ulrich

  • Author_Institution
    ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present an Yb:YAG modelocked thin-disk laser with a record-high average output power of 275 W, a pulse duration of 583 fs and a pulse energy of 16.9 μJ. Furthermore, we present first experiments towards higher pulse energies.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; energy 16.9 muJ; high-power ytterbium:YAG modelocked thin-disk laser; power 275 W; time 583 fs; vacuum environment; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Optical diffraction; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833334