Applications of high-power slow mode-locked lasers for ablation and nonlinear optics

Barry Luther-Davies; Eugene G. Gamaly; Andrei Rode; Vesselin Kolev; Nathan R. Madsen; Malte Duering; Joachim Giesekus

doi:10.1117/12.548339

20 September 2004 Applications of high-power slow mode-locked lasers for ablation and nonlinear optics

Barry Luther-Davies, Eugene G. Gamaly, Andrei Rode, Vesselin Kolev, Nathan R. Madsen, Malte Duering, Joachim Giesekus

Proceedings Volume 5448, High-Power Laser Ablation V; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548339
Event: High-Power Laser Ablation, 2004, Taos, New Mexico, United States

Abstract

High average power (10-50W) slow mode-locked lasers operating with repetition rates of a few MHz provide a unique combination of high peak power, short pulse duration, and high brightness that makes them ideal for applications in pulsed laser ablation and nonlinear optics. With peak powers in the MW range and near diffraction-limited output beams, focussed intensities can exceed 10¹²W/cm²: sufficient for ablation of most solid materials or to saturate nonlinear optical interactions.

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Barry Luther-Davies, Eugene G. Gamaly, Andrei Rode, Vesselin Kolev, Nathan R. Madsen, Malte Duering, and Joachim Giesekus "Applications of high-power slow mode-locked lasers for ablation and nonlinear optics", Proc. SPIE 5448, High-Power Laser Ablation V, (20 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548339

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