Power scaling of a high-repetition-rate enhancement cavity

Ioachim Pupeza, Tino Eidam, Jens Rauschenberger, Birgitta Bernhardt, Akira Ozawa, Ernst Fill, Alexander Apolonski, Thomas Udem, Jens Limpert, Zeyad A. Alahmed, Abdallah M. Azzeer, Andreas Tünnermann, Theodor W. Hänsch, Ferenc Krausz

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Abstract

A passive optical resonator is used to enhance the power of a pulsed 78MHz repetition rate Yb laser providing 200fs pulses. We find limitations relating to the achievable time-averaged and peak power, which we distinguish by varying the duration of the input pulses. An intracavity average power of 18kW is generated with close to Fourier-limited pulses of 10W average power. Beyond this power level, intensity-related effects lead to resonator instabilities, which can be removed by chirping the seed laser pulses. By extending the pulse duration in this way to 2ps, we could obtain 72kW of intracavity circulating power with 50W of input power.
Originalspracheenglisch
Seiten (von - bis)2052-2054
Seitenumfang3
FachzeitschriftOptics Letters
Jahrgang35
Ausgabenummer12
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Juni 2010
Extern publiziertJa

Schlagwörter

  • Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators
  • Optical resonators
  • Multiharmonic generation
  • Ultrafast lasers
  • Ultrafast technology
  • Diode pumped lasers
  • High power lasers
  • Laser beams
  • Laser modes
  • Laser sources
  • Laser systems

Fields of Expertise

  • Advanced Materials Science

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