Title :
62-fs pulse generation from a SESAM modelocked Yb:CALGO thin disk laser
Author :
Diebold, Andreas ; Emaury, Florian ; Schriber, Cinia ; Golling, M. ; Saraceno, Clara J. ; Sudmeyer, Thomas ; Keller, Ulrich
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Electron., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present the shortest pulses of any modelocked thin disk laser (TDL): a SESAM modelocked Yb:CALGO TDL generates 62-fs pulse duration at 5.1 W average power and we present new noise characterization.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; ytterbium; CaGdAlO4:Yb; SESAM modelocked Yb:CALGO TDL; SESAM modelocked Yb:CALGO thin disk laser; average power; noise characterization; power 5.1 W; pulse duration; pulse generation; time 62 fs; Laser modes; Laser noise; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
