DocumentCode
520271
Title
Power scaling of an Yb∶YCOB thin disk laser to 101 W cw and initial modelocking experiments
Author
Heckl, O.H. ; Kränkel, C. ; Baer, C.R.E. ; Saraceno, C.J. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Petermann, K. ; Huber, G. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The >25-nm broad emission bandwidth of Yb:YCOB is highly attractive for femtosecond lasers. We confirm its suitability for high-power thin disk operation by cw-multimode power scaling to 100 W and present intial low-power modelocking results.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; solid lasers; ytterbium; YBCO:Yb; broad emission bandwidth; femtosecond lasers; modelocking experiments; power 101 W; power scaling; thin disk laser; Bandwidth; Laser modes; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Thermal conductivity; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5499840
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