• DocumentCode
    1945393
  • Title

    Directly diode-pumped Yb:KGW kHz regenerative amplifier

  • Author

    Liu, H. ; Nees, J. ; Mourou, G. ; Spuhler, G.J. ; Keller, U. ; Kuleshov, N.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Ultrafact Opt. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    15-19 July 2001
  • Abstract
    A Yb:KGW kHz regenerative amplifier directly end-pumped by two 1.6-W diodes was demonstrated for the first time. After compression, we obtained 40-/spl mu/J, 490-fs FWHM pulses at 1-kHz repetition rate.
  • Keywords
    optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1.6 W; 40 muJ; 490 fs; FWHM pulse compression; KGd(WO/sub 4/)/sub 2/:Yb; direct end-pumping; directly diode-pumped Yb:KGW kHz regenerative amplifier; repetition rate; Absorption; Bandwidth; Diodes; Mirrors; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Power generation; Propagation losses; Pulse amplifiers; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6738-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967970
  • Filename
    967970
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1945393