Title :
Power scaling of an Yb∶YCOB thin disk laser to 101 W cw and initial modelocking experiments
Author :
Heckl, O.H. ; Kränkel, C. ; Baer, C.R.E. ; Saraceno, C.J. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Petermann, K. ; Huber, G. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
The >25-nm broad emission bandwidth of Yb:YCOB is highly attractive for femtosecond lasers. We confirm its suitability for high-power thin disk operation by cw-multimode power scaling to 100 W and present intial low-power modelocking results.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; solid lasers; ytterbium; YBCO:Yb; broad emission bandwidth; femtosecond lasers; modelocking experiments; power 101 W; power scaling; thin disk laser; Bandwidth; Laser modes; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Thermal conductivity; 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
