Title :
Passively mode-locked Yb:KY(WO4)2 thin disk oscillator with cavity-dumping
Author :
Palmer, G. ; Siegel, M. ; Steinmann, A. ; Schultze, M. ; Morgner, U.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Quantenopt., Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Hannover
Abstract :
We present the first solitary mode-locked thin disk oscillator with cavity-dumping. The laser generates pulse energies of 3 muJ with pulse durations below 700 fs at 1 MHz repetition rate.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; microdisc lasers; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; KY(WO4)2:Yb; cavity-dumping; energy 3 muJ; laser pulse energy; passively mode-locked laser; solitary mode-locked oscillator; thin disk oscillator; Fiber lasers; Helium; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics; (140.3480) Lasers, diode-pumped; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
