Title :
120 W average power from a mode-locked Yb∶Lu2O3 thin disk laser
Author :
Saraceno, C.J. ; Baer, C.R.E. ; Kränkel, C. ; Heckl, O.H. ; Golling, M. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Keller, U. ; Peters, R. ; Petermann, K. ; Huber, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present a mode-locked Yb:Lu2O3 thin disk laser with an average power of 120 W setting a new record for mode-locked laser oscillators. The laser generates 796-fs pulses with an energy of 2.1 μJ.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; lutetium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; Lu2O3:Yb; energy 2.1 muJ; mode-locked laser oscillators; mode-locked thin disk laser; power 120 W; time 796 ps; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2