Title :
Self-starting octave-spanning Ti:sapphire laser pumped by an Yb:KLu(WO4)2 thin-disk oscillator
Author :
Rausch, S. ; Binhammer, T. ; Palmer, G. ; Jackstadt, M. ; Morgner, U.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Opt., Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Abstract :
We present an octave-spanning Ti:sapphire laser quasi-synchronously pumped by a frequency-doubled Yb:KLu(WO4)2 thin-disk oscillator. The system features a self-starting behavior and can be stabilized with respect to its carrier-envelope-offset phase.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire laser; Yb:KLu(WO4)2; carrier envelope offset phase; octave-spanning; quasi synchronously pumped; self-starting; thin-disk oscillator; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Oscillators; 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
