Title :
Shortest pulse duration of mode-locked thin disk lasers: Ultrafast Yb:LuScO3 laser generates 227-fs pulses
Author :
Kränkel, C. ; Baer, C.R.E. ; Heckl, O.H. ; Golling, M. ; Sudmeyer, T. ; Keller, U. ; Peters, R. ; Petermann, K. ; Huber, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
The first mode-locked Yb:LuScO3 thin disk laser generates 7.2 W average power in 227-fs pulses, which are the shortest pulses obtained from any ultrafast thin disk laser. 10.1 W average power were achieved at longer pulse durations.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; lutetium compounds; microdisc lasers; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium; LuScO3:Yb; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; power 10.1 W; power 7.2 W; pulse duration; thin disk lasers; time 227 fs; Bandwidth; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; (140.3580) Lasers, solid-state; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
