Ultrafast thin-disk Yb:KY(WO4)2 regenerative amplifier with a 200-kHz repetition rate

We report an Yb:KYW thin-disk amplifier system that provides ultrashort pulses in the 10-microJ energy range at high repetition rates. The thin-disk concept uses large laser beam cross sections to avoid high peak intensities. Without using a traditional diffraction-grating stretcher, pulse energies...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 29; no. 23; p. 2764
Main Authors Nickel, Detlef, Stolzenburg, Christian, Giesen, Adolf, Butze, Frank
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2004
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Summary:We report an Yb:KYW thin-disk amplifier system that provides ultrashort pulses in the 10-microJ energy range at high repetition rates. The thin-disk concept uses large laser beam cross sections to avoid high peak intensities. Without using a traditional diffraction-grating stretcher, pulse energies of approximately 9 microJ with pulse durations of 280 fs at repetition rates of 200 kHz were generated.
ISSN:0146-9592
DOI:10.1364/OL.29.002764