Ultrafast high power Yb:KLuW regenerative amplifier

doi:10.1364/OE.17.015068

Ultrafast high power Yb:KLuW regenerative amplifier

H. Sayinc, U. Buenting, D. Wandt, J. Neumann, and D. Kracht »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 17, pp. 15068-15071 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.015068

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We report on an high power ultra-short pulse regenerative Yb:KLuW amplifier based on the thin disk concept. A maximum pulse energy of 571 µJ was extracted at a repetition rate of 20 kHz. Compression of the output pulses resulted in a pulse duration of 197 fs assuming a deconvolution factor of 2.16. At a repetition rate of 125 kHz a maximum average power of 17.9 W was measured in front of the compressor.

OCIS Codes
(140.3280) Lasers and laser optics : Laser amplifiers
(140.3380) Lasers and laser optics : Laser materials
(140.3480) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, diode-pumped
(140.7090) Lasers and laser optics : Ultrafast lasers
(140.3615) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, ytterbium

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: June 11, 2009
Revised Manuscript: August 6, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: August 6, 2009
Published: August 11, 2009

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H. Sayinc, U. Buenting, D. Wandt, J. Neumann, and D. Kracht, "Ultrafast high power Yb:KLuW regenerative amplifier," Opt. Express 17, 15068-15071 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-17-15068

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C. Hönninger, I. Johannsen, M. Moser, G. Zhang, A. Giesen, and U. Keller, “Diode-pumped thin-disk Yb:YAG regenerative amplifier,” Appl. Phys. B 65, 423–426 (1997). [CrossRef]
U. Griebner, S. Rivier, V. Petrov, M. Zorn, G. Erbert, M. Weyers, X. Mateos, M. Aguiló, J. Massons, and F. Díaz, “Passively mode-locked Yb:KLu(WO4)2 oscillators,” Opt. Express 13(9), 3465–3470 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
V. Petrov, M. Cinta Pujol, X. Mateos, O. Silvestre, S. Rivier, M. Aguilo, R. M. Sole, J. Liu, U. Griebner, and F. Diaz, “Growth and properties of KLu(WO4)2, and novel ytterbium and thulium lasers based on this monoclinic crystalline host,” Laser Photonics Rev. 1(2), 179–212 (2007). [CrossRef]
M. Larionov and A. Giesen, “50-kHz, 400-μJ, sub-100-fs pulses from a thin disk laser amplifier,” Proc. SPIE 7193, 1–8 (2009).
P. Raybaut, F. Balembois, F. Druon, and P. Georges, “Numerical and Experimental Study of Gain Narrowing in Ytterbium-Based Regenerative Amplifiers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 41(3), 415–425 (2005). [CrossRef]
D. Strickland and G. Mourou, “Compression of Amplified Chirped Optical Pulses,” Opt. Commun. 56(3), 219–221 (1985). [CrossRef]
M. Grishin, V. Gulbinas, and A. Michailovas, “Dynamics of high repetition rate regenerative amplifiers,” Opt. Express 15(15), 9434–9443 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. Kane and J. Squier, “Grism-pair stretcher–compressor system for simultaneous second- and third-order dispersion compensation in chirped-pulse amplification,” Opt. Soc. Am. B 14(3), 661 (1997). [CrossRef]
H. Sayinc, U. Buenting, P. Wessels, D. Wandt, U. Morgner, and D. Kracht, “Ultrafast Yb:KYW Thin Disk Regenerative Amplifier with Combined Gain Spectra and 200 µJ Pulse Energy,” Europhysics conference abstract 32G, ISBN: 2–914771–55-X, TUoB7 (2008).
U. Buenting, H. Sayinc, D. Wandt, U. Morgner, and D. Kracht, “Regenerative thin disk amplifier with combined gain spectra producing 500 µJ sub 200 fs pulses,” Opt. Express 17(10), 8046–8050 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
P. Staudt, APE Angewandte Physik und Elektronik GmbH, Plauener Str. 163–165,13053 Berlin, (personal communication, 2009)
W. H. Lowdermilk and J. E. Murray, “The multipass amplifier: Theory and numerical analysis,” J. Appl. Phys. 51(5), 2436 (1980). [CrossRef]

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[1] C. Hönninger, I. Johannsen, M. Moser, G. Zhang, A. Giesen, and U. Keller, “Diode-pumped thin-disk Yb:YAG regenerative amplifier,” Appl. Phys. B 65, 423–426 (1997). [CrossRef]

[2] U. Griebner, S. Rivier, V. Petrov, M. Zorn, G. Erbert, M. Weyers, X. Mateos, M. Aguiló, J. Massons, and F. Díaz, “Passively mode-locked Yb:KLu(WO4)2 oscillators,” Opt. Express 13(9), 3465–3470 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[3] V. Petrov, M. Cinta Pujol, X. Mateos, O. Silvestre, S. Rivier, M. Aguilo, R. M. Sole, J. Liu, U. Griebner, and F. Diaz, “Growth and properties of KLu(WO4)2, and novel ytterbium and thulium lasers based on this monoclinic crystalline host,” Laser Photonics Rev. 1(2), 179–212 (2007). [CrossRef]

[4] M. Larionov and A. Giesen, “50-kHz, 400-μJ, sub-100-fs pulses from a thin disk laser amplifier,” Proc. SPIE 7193, 1–8 (2009).

[5] P. Raybaut, F. Balembois, F. Druon, and P. Georges, “Numerical and Experimental Study of Gain Narrowing in Ytterbium-Based Regenerative Amplifiers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 41(3), 415–425 (2005). [CrossRef]

[6] D. Strickland and G. Mourou, “Compression of Amplified Chirped Optical Pulses,” Opt. Commun. 56(3), 219–221 (1985). [CrossRef]

[7] M. Grishin, V. Gulbinas, and A. Michailovas, “Dynamics of high repetition rate regenerative amplifiers,” Opt. Express 15(15), 9434–9443 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] S. Kane and J. Squier, “Grism-pair stretcher–compressor system for simultaneous second- and third-order dispersion compensation in chirped-pulse amplification,” Opt. Soc. Am. B 14(3), 661 (1997). [CrossRef]

[9] H. Sayinc, U. Buenting, P. Wessels, D. Wandt, U. Morgner, and D. Kracht, “Ultrafast Yb:KYW Thin Disk Regenerative Amplifier with Combined Gain Spectra and 200 µJ Pulse Energy,” Europhysics conference abstract 32G, ISBN: 2–914771–55-X, TUoB7 (2008).

[10] U. Buenting, H. Sayinc, D. Wandt, U. Morgner, and D. Kracht, “Regenerative thin disk amplifier with combined gain spectra producing 500 µJ sub 200 fs pulses,” Opt. Express 17(10), 8046–8050 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[11] P. Staudt, APE Angewandte Physik und Elektronik GmbH, Plauener Str. 163–165,13053 Berlin, (personal communication, 2009)

[12] W. H. Lowdermilk and J. E. Murray, “The multipass amplifier: Theory and numerical analysis,” J. Appl. Phys. 51(5), 2436 (1980). [CrossRef]

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