Title :
High power, 60MHz, cryogenically cooled, mode-locked, Yb:YAG oscillator
Author :
Gerrity, M.R. ; Brown, S. ; Popmintchev, T. ; Chen, M.-C. ; Witte, S. ; Murnane, M.M. ; Kapteyn, H.C. ; Backus, S.
Author_Institution :
JILA, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder & NIST, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 60MHz, cryogenically cooled, mode-locked Yb:YAG oscillator with up to 12W average output power. Mode-locking is achieved via a SESAM, an intracavity SHG crystal, and an iris near focus for spatial mode filtering.
Keywords :
cryogenics; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; oscillators; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; SESAM; YAG:Yb; cryogenically cooled mode-locked oscillator; frequency 60 MHz; intracavity SHG crystal; laser output power; semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors; spatial mode filtering; Crystals; Iris; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Mirrors; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
