• DocumentCode
    2228173
  • Title

    SESAMs for high power oscillators: Damage thresholds and design guidelines

  • Author

    Saraceno, C.J. ; Schriber, C. ; Mangold, M. ; Hoffmann, M. ; Heckl, O.H. ; Baer, C.R.E. ; Golling, M. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Keller, U.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a systematic study of lifetime and damage of SESAMs for high power oscillators, comparing nonlinear saturation parameters and damage fluences. Optimized SESAMs with <;0.1% nonsaturable losses withstand pulse fluences >;0.2J/cm2 and intensities >;300GW/cm2.
  • Keywords
    laser beam effects; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical design techniques; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; oscillators; solid lasers; SESAM; damage fluence; damage threshold; design guidelines; high power oscillator; nonlinear saturation parameter; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; Dielectrics; Gallium arsenide; Laser modes; Oscillators; Power lasers; Reflectivity; Semiconductor device measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950152
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2228173