Title :
Noise properties of mode-locked microjoule thin-disk oscillators
Author :
Kalashnikov, V.L. ; Teisset, C. ; Sugita, A. ; Pronin, O. ; Apolonski, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Photonik, Tech. Univ. Wien, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
In this paper, the noise of thin-disk oscillators operating in both negative- (NDR) and positive- (PDR) regimes is addressed for the first time to our knowledge. In agreement with the experiment, numerical simulations based on the generalized nonlinear complex Ginzburg-Landau model demonstrate 0.6-1 ps solitonic pulses with 5-7 muJ energies from an air-filled thin-disk Yb:YAG oscillator operating in the NDR at 11.6 MHz repetition rate.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser noise; microdisc lasers; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; air-filled thin-disk oscillator noise; energy 5 muJ to 7 muJ; generalized nonlinear complex Ginzburg-Landau model; mode-locked microjoule oscillators; solitonic pulse generation; time 0.6 ps to 1 ps; Chirp; Electrons; Gases; Ionization; Numerical simulation; Oscillators; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; TV; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196373
