Title :
Compact gigawatt-class sub-picosecond Yb:YAG thin-disk regenerative chirped-pulse amplifier with high average power at up to 800 kHz
Author :
Fleischhaker, R. ; Gebs, R. ; Budnicki, A. ; Wolf, Michael ; Kleinbauer, J. ; Sutter, D.H.
Author_Institution :
TRUMPF Laser GmbH + Co. KG, Schramberg, Germany
Abstract :
The paper reports on a sub-picosecond Yb:YAG thin-disk regenerative chirped-pulse amplifier , reaching gigawatt intensities and up to 160 W average power with a simplified and much more compact laser system (laser head dimensions 100 cm x 60 cm).
Keywords :
chirp modulation; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; compact laser system; gigawatt intensities; size 100 cm; size 60 cm; subpicosecond Yb:YAG thin-disk regenerative chirped-pulse amplifier; Frequency conversion; Laser ablation; Materials; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801054
