Title :
200 kHz, 73 W highly stable Yb:YAG thin disk green laser
Author :
Fujihira, Yoshihiko ; Imahoko, Tomohiro ; Sumiyoshi, Tetsumi ; Sekita, Hitoshi
Author_Institution :
Cyber-Laser Inc., Tokyo
Abstract :
As a pump laser of a Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser, the authors developed high power, high repetition rate and highly stable Yb:YAG thin disk green laser. We achieved 200 kHz, 73 W operation.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser stability; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser; YAG:Yb; Yb:YAG thin disk green laser; frequency 200 kHz; laser stability; power 73 W; pump laser; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Laser stability; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Ultrafast optics; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (140.3615) Lasers, ytterbium;
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