Title :
10 MW peak power pulses from a laser oscillator with cavity-dumping
Author :
Killi, A. ; Steinmann, A. ; Morgner, U. ; Lederer, M.J. ; Kopf, D. ; Fallnich, C.
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Kernphys., Heidelberg, Germany
Abstract :
We report on the generation of 1 μJ pulses at 1 MHz repetition rate from a cavity-dumped diode-pumped Yb:KYW laser. Pulse durations below 25 fs and peak powers exceeding 10 MW are produced by extracavity compression.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; 1 muJ; 10 MW; KY(WO4)2:Yb; cavity-dumping; diode-pumped Yb:KYW laser oscillator; extracavity compression; laser pulse generation; Autocorrelation; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Power lasers; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567806
