Title :
Pushing the limits of high-power modelocked thin disk lasers by operating in a vacuum environment
Author :
Saraceno, Clara J. ; Emaury, Florian ; Hoffmann, Marco ; Schriber, Cinia ; Golling, M. ; Sudmeyer, Thomas ; Keller, Ulrich
Author_Institution :
ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present an Yb:YAG modelocked thin-disk laser with a record-high average output power of 275 W, a pulse duration of 583 fs and a pulse energy of 16.9 μJ. Furthermore, we present first experiments towards higher pulse energies.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; solid lasers; ytterbium; YAG:Yb; energy 16.9 muJ; high-power ytterbium:YAG modelocked thin-disk laser; power 275 W; time 583 fs; vacuum environment; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Optical diffraction; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
