SESAMs for high-power femtosecond modelocking: power scaling of an Yb:LuScO3 thin disk laser to 23 W and 235 fs

Clara J. Saraceno; Oliver H. Heckl; Cyrill R. E. Baer; Matthias Golling; Kolja Beil; Christian Kränkel; Klaus Petermann; Thomas Südmeyer; Günter Huber; Ursula Keller

doi:10.1117/12.905979

15 February 2012 SESAMs for high-power femtosecond modelocking: power scaling of an Yb:LuScO₃ thin disk laser to 23 W and 235 fs

Clara J. Saraceno, Oliver H. Heckl, Cyrill R. E. Baer, Matthias Golling, Kolja Beil, Christian Kränkel, Klaus Petermann, Thomas Südmeyer, Günter Huber, Ursula Keller

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Proceedings Volume 8235, Solid State Lasers XXI: Technology and Devices; 82350Z (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.905979
Event: SPIE LASE, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We report on power scaling of a modelocked thin disk laser (TDL) based on the broadband mixed sesquioxide material Yb:LuScO₃ (22 nm full width half maximum (FWHM) emission bandwidth). In a first experiment, we could demonstrate pulse durations as short as 195 fs at a moderate average power of 9.5 W. Furthermore, we were able to power scale our TDL while keeping the pulses short reaching 23 W at a pulse duration of 235 fs. A key element to achieve this result was the design of new SESAM structures with multiple quantum wells (QW) and a suitable dielectric topcoating, resulting in SESAMs with appropriate parameters for short pulse geneartion, low two-photon absorption (TPA) and high damage thresholds. We will present SESAM optimization guidelines for short pulse generation from high-power modelocked oscillators.

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Clara J. Saraceno, Oliver H. Heckl, Cyrill R. E. Baer, Matthias Golling, Kolja Beil, Christian Kränkel, Klaus Petermann, Thomas Südmeyer, Günter Huber, and Ursula Keller "SESAMs for high-power femtosecond modelocking: power scaling of an Yb:LuScO₃ thin disk laser to 23 W and 235 fs", Proc. SPIE 8235, Solid State Lasers XXI: Technology and Devices, 82350Z (15 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.905979

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