Title :
All-optical Q-switching limiter for a 5-GHz SESAM-modelocked laser with record-high peak power
Author :
Klenner, Alexander ; Keller, Ursula
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We use a Kerr-lens induced all-optical limiter to reduce Q-switching instabilities in a high-power diode-pumped 5-GHz SESAM-modelocked Yb:CALGO laser. This supports cw modelocking with 4.1-W average output power and 96-fs pulses, leading 7.5-kW peak power.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser mode locking; lenses; optical Kerr effect; optical limiters; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; Kerr-lens induced all-optical Q-switching limiter; frequency 5 GHz; high-power diode-pumped SESAM-modelocked ytterbium:CALGO laser; power 4.1 W; power 7.5 kW; record-high peak power; time 96 fs; Cavity resonators; Clamps; Optical fibers; Power generation; Reflectivity; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
