Title :
1 mJ, multi-kHz, sub-500 fs Diode-pumped Ytterbium Laser Amplifier
Author :
Honninger, Clemens ; nninger, I.M.-H. ; Courjaud, A. ; Mottay, Eric
Author_Institution :
Amplitude Syst., Pessac
Abstract :
We demonstrate a directly diode-pumped Yb:KYW femtosecond laser amplifier with > 1 mJ pulse energy and pulse repetition rates higher than 5 kHz. The pulse duration was 480 fs and the M2 better than 1.2.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical pumping; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; yttrium compounds; KYWO:Yb; diode-pumped femtosecond laser amplifier; energy 1 mJ; pulse duration; pulse energy; pulse repetition rates; time 480 fs; Diodes; Laser stability; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics; Ytterbium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452636
