Title :
Yb:YAG thin disk mode-locked oscillator with high pulse energy for intra-cavity high harmonic generation
Author :
Kanda, Natsuki ; Eilanlou, A. Amani ; Nabekawa, Yasuo ; Midorikawa, Katsumi ; Kuwata-Gonokami, Makoto ; Imahoko, Tomohiro ; Sumiyoshi, Tetsumi
Author_Institution :
Laser Technol. Lab., RIKEN, Wako, Japan
Abstract :
We have generated 1-mJ pulses with a pulse duration of 520 fs at a repetition rate of 2.85 MHz in a mode-locked oscillator cavity. These pulses can be used for generating high-harmonics in the cavity.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical harmonic generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; Yb:YAG thin disk mode-locked oscillator; energy 1 mJ; frequency 2.85 MHz; high pulse energy; intra-cavity high harmonic generation; pulse duration; repetition rate; time 520 fs; Cavity resonators; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Lenses; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Thermal stability; Mode-locked lasers; Thin disk lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995474
