• DocumentCode
    2244506
  • Title

    A VBG-stabilized narrow linewidth, spectrally tunable, Yb:YAG thin-disk laser

  • Author

    Hemmer, M. ; Vaupel, A. ; Ramme, M. ; Willis, C. ; Bradford, J. ; Smirnov, V. ; Shah, L. ; Glebov, L. ; Richardson, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Townes Laser Inst., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present an Yb: YAG thin-disk oscillator providing a tunable linewidth of 50-pm via VBG-based feedback. Output powers of up to 2 W have been recorded while maintaining an excellent spatial profile.Volume Bragg gratings
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; laser feedback; laser stability; laser tuning; microdisc lasers; solid lasers; spectral line narrowing; ytterbium; VBG; YAG:Yb; spatial profile; spectrally tunable laser; thin-disk laser; thin-disk oscillator; volume Bragg gratings; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Oscillators; Power generation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Tuning;
  • 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
    5950787