• DocumentCode
    2244443
  • Title

    CW and modelocked operation of an Yb:(Sc, Y, Lu)2O3 thin-disk laser

  • Author

    Saraceno, C.J. ; Heckl, O.H. ; Baer, C.R.E. ; Golling, M. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Beil, K. ; Kränkel, C. ; Petermann, K. ; Huber, G. ; 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 the first cw and modelocked thin-disk laser based on the broadband sesquioxide material Yb:(Sc, Y, Lu)2O3. We demonstrate 50 W in cw operation with a slope efficiency >;70% and 3.9 W in 236-fs pulses in modelocked operation.
  • Keywords
    laser mode locking; lutetium compounds; scandium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; Yb:Lu2O3; Yb:Sc2O3; Yb:Y2O3; broadband sesquioxide material; modelocked operation; power 3.9 W; power 50 W; thin disk laser; time 236 fs; Laser mode locking; Materials; Mirrors; Optical reflection; Optimized production technology; Power generation; Power lasers;
  • 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
    5950785