Speaker
Norbert Modsching
(University of Neuchâtel)
Description
Thin-disk laser (TDL) oscillators generate directly ultrashort pulses at megahertz repetition rates and high average powers. Achievable peak powers in the mega-watt level make it a promising driver for nonlinear experiments. Recent progress of mode locking via the Kerr effect enabled the generation of pulses with durations as short as Yb-doped bulk oscillators. We present the status about our Kerr lens mode locked TDL of the gain materials Yb:Lu$_{2}$O$_{3}$ and Yb:CALGO, emitting the shortest pulses ever demonstrated by their gain materials and up to 40 % shorter than previous TDL, and discuss the potential for further power scaling.
Author
Norbert Modsching
(University of Neuchâtel)
Co-authors
Mr
Clément Paradis
(University of Neuchátel)
Dr
François Labaye
(University of Neuchâtel)
Dr
Maxim Gaponenko
(University of Neuchâtel)
Dr
Valentin J. Wittwer
(University of Neuchâtel)
Prof.
Thomas Südmeyer
(University of Neuchâtel)
