Title :
Compact 7.4 W femtosecond oscillator for white-light generation and nonlinear microscopy
Author :
Steinmann, Andy ; Metzger, Bernd ; Hegenbarth, Robin ; Giessen, Harald
Author_Institution :
4th Phys. Inst., Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
We present a passively mode-locked two-crystal Yb:KGW oscillator delivering 7.4 W average power at a repetition rate of 41.7 MHz and 425 fs pulse duration and demonstrate the generation of high-power supercontinua in tapered fibers.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; laser mode locking; optical fibres; optical microscopy; optical pulse generation; potassium compounds; solid lasers; supercontinuum generation; ytterbium; KGdWO4:Yb; femtosecond oscillator; frequency 41.7 MHz; high-power supercontinua; nonlinear microscopy; passive modelocking; power 7.4 W; tapered fibers; time 425 fs; two-crystal Yb:KGW oscillator; white-light generation; Crystals; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
