High-brightness fiber laser-pumped 68 fs-2.3 W Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:CaF2 oscillator

By using a high-brightness fiber pump laser, we demonstrate a pure Kerr-lens mode-locked (ML) Yb:CaF(2) oscillator. The laser delivers 68 fs pulses with 2.3 W average power at 73 MHz repetition rate and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 33% is achieved. To the best of our knowledge, this is the fi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Optics letters 2013-10, Vol.38 (20), p.4008-4010
Hauptverfasser:	Machinet, G, Sevillano, P, Guichard, F, Dubrasquet, R, Camy, P, Doualan, J-L, Moncorgé, R, Georges, P, Druon, F, Descamps, D, Cormier, E
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Optics Physics
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Zusammenfassung:	By using a high-brightness fiber pump laser, we demonstrate a pure Kerr-lens mode-locked (ML) Yb:CaF(2) oscillator. The laser delivers 68 fs pulses with 2.3 W average power at 73 MHz repetition rate and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 33% is achieved. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of Kerr-lens mode-locking in Yb:CaF(2). Incidentally, we report here the highest average power ever achieved for a sub-100-fs active Kerr-lens ML Yb-bulk oscillator.
ISSN:	0146-9592 1539-4794
DOI:	10.1364/OL.38.004008