Abstract
We evaluate limitations in pulse duration for Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb-based thin-disk lasers. The most critical factor is appropriate intracavity dispersion engineering, which enabled operation at 30-fs. Substantially shorter durations are within reach using new designs.
© 2017 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
C. Paradis, N. Modsching, M. Gaponenko, F. Labaye, F. Emaury, A. Diebold, I. Graumann, B. Deppe, C. Kränkel, V. J. Wittwer, and T. Südmeyer
PD_1_4 The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) 2017
C. Paradis, N. Modsching, M. Gaponenko, F. Labaye, F. Emaury, A. Diebold, I. Graumann, B. Deppe, C. Kränkel, V. J. Wittwer, and T. Südmeyer
PD_1_4 European Quantum Electronics Conference (EQEC) 2017
C. Paradis, N. Modsching, M. Gaponenko, F. Labaye, V. J. Wittwer, and T. Südmeyer
SF2N.3 CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO:S&I) 2018