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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
