• DocumentCode
    2233622
  • Title

    Efficient gigahertz femtosecond Yb:KGW laser with 2.2-W average power generates octave-spanning supercontinuum

  • Author

    Pekarek, S. ; Fiebig, C. ; Paschke, K. ; Erbert, G. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Keller, U.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a 1-GHz Yb:KGW laser with 2.2-W average power and 38% optical-to-optical efficiency. The 290-fs pulses with 6.7-kW peak power generate an octave-spanning supercontinuum in a photonic-crystal-fiber.
  • Keywords
    gadolinium compounds; holey fibres; optical pulse generation; photonic crystals; potassium compounds; solid lasers; supercontinuum generation; ytterbium; KGdWO4:Yb; efficiency 38 percent; frequency 1 GHz; gigahertz femtosecond Yb:KGW laser; octave-spanning supercontinuum; optical pulse generation; optical-to-optical efficiency; photonic-crystal-fiber; power 2.2 W; power 6.7 kW; time 290 fs; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse compression; Optical pumping; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950368
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2233622