Energy scaling of Kerr-lens mode-locked thin-disk oscillators

Jonathan Brons; Vladimir Pervak; Elena Fedulova; Dominik Bauer; Dirk Sutter; Vladimir Kalashnikov; Alexander Apolonskiy; Oleg Pronin; Ferenc Krausz

doi:10.1364/OL.39.006442

Energy scaling of Kerr-lens mode-locked thin-disk oscillators

Opt Lett. 2014 Nov 15;39(22):6442-5. doi: 10.1364/OL.39.006442.

Authors

Jonathan Brons, Vladimir Pervak, Elena Fedulova, Dominik Bauer, Dirk Sutter, Vladimir Kalashnikov, Alexander Apolonskiy, Oleg Pronin, Ferenc Krausz

PMID: 25490489
DOI: 10.1364/OL.39.006442

Abstract

Geometric scaling of a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YAG thin-disk oscillator yields femtosecond pulses with an average output power of 270 W. The scaled system delivers femtosecond (210-330 fs) pulses with a peak power of 38 MW. These values of average and peak power surpass the performance of any previously reported femtosecond laser oscillator operated in atmospheric air.