Title :
60 W average power in picosecond pulses from a passively mode-locked Yb:YAG thin-disk laser
Author :
Innerhofer, E. ; Sudmeyer, Thomas ; Brunner, Frank ; Haring, R. ; Aschwanden, A. ; Paschotta, R. ; Keller, Ulrich ; Honninger, Clemens ; Kumkar, M.
Author_Institution :
Ultrafast Laser Phys., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We have demonstrated that an average power as high as 60 W in picosecond pulses can be generated directly with a passively mode-locked thin-disk laser. Even further increased powers and decreased pulse durations appear to be possible in the near future.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; 60 W; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; Yb:YAG thin-disk laser; average power; passively mode-locked; picosecond pulses; ps optical pulse generation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033550
