615 fs pulses with 17 mJ energy generated by an Yb:thin-disk amplifier at 3 kHz repetition rate

被引：36
作者：
Fischer, Jonathan
Heinrich, Alexander-Cornelius
Maier, Simon
Jungwirth, Julian
Brida, Daniele
Leitenstorfer, Alfred [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Konstanz, Dept Phys, D-78457 Constance, Germany
[2] Univ Konstanz, Ctr Appl Photon, D-78457 Constance, Germany
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2016年 / 41卷 / 02期
基金：
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词：
LASER; FEMTOSECOND; FIELD; POWER; PICOSECOND;
D O I：
10.1364/OL.41.000246
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
A combination of Er/Yb:fiber and Yb:thin-disk technology produces 615 fs pulses at 1030 nm with an average output power of 72 W. The regenerative amplifier allows variation of the repetition rate between 3 and 5 kHz with pulse energies from 13 to 17 mJ. A broadband and intense seed provided by the compact and versatile fiber front-end minimizes gain narrowing. The resulting sub-ps performance is ideal for nonlinear frequency conversion and pulse compression. Operating in the upper branch of a bifurcated pulse train, the system exhibits exceptional noise performance and stability. (C) 2016 Optical Society of America
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页码：246 / 249
页数：4
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