Title :
High-power, femtosecond, thermal-lens-shaped Yb:KGW Laser
Author :
Berger, Joel A. ; Greco, Michael J. ; Schroeder, W. Andreas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Abstract :
Thermal lens shaping for astigmatism compensation is extended to a 65 MHz, diode-pumped Yb:KGW oscillator mode-locked with the aid of a saturable Bragg reflector to yield 250fs (347fs) pulses at an output power of 3.5 W (5W).
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical pumping; solid lasers; thermal lensing; astigmatism compensation; diode-pumped oscillator mode-locked laser; femtosecond thermal-lens-shaped laser; frequency 65 MHz; power 3.5 W; power 5 W; saturable Bragg reflector; thermal lens shaping; time 250 fs; time 347 fs; Diodes; Laser beam cutting; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Thermal lensing; Ultrafast optics; (140,7090) Ultrafast Lasers; (140.3615) Lasers, Ytterbium; (140.6810) Thermal Effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
