Yb-doped ultrafast solid state lasers

D. N. Papadopoulos; P. Georges; P. Camy; J.-L. Doualan; R. Moncorgé; B. Viana; Ph. Goldner; F. Druon

doi:10.1117/12.879458

15 February 2011 Yb-doped ultrafast solid state lasers

D. N. Papadopoulos, P. Georges, P. Camy, J.-L. Doualan, R. Moncorgé, B. Viana, Ph. Goldner, F. Druon

Proceedings Volume 7912, Solid State Lasers XX: Technology and Devices; 79120Q (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879458
Event: SPIE LASE, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Many industrial and scientific applications need ultra-short pulses with high average power. Diode-pumped systems based on ytterbium-doped crystals have a huge interest thanks to their good thermal and spectroscopic properties. Among them, Yb:CALGO and Yb:CaF₂, hold exceptional positions exhibiting a very atypical combination of ultrabroad bandwidth and high thermal conductivity, therefore very promising for short pulse and high power applications. In this paper we present an overview of the results obtained with these two crystals. First, we detail the origin of this exceptional gathering of their broad emission bands and good thermal properties. Second, we present the results obtained in femtosecond regime with these two crystals including a discussion on the actual limitations of Yb-doped ultrafast solid-state lasers.

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D. N. Papadopoulos, P. Georges, P. Camy, J.-L. Doualan, R. Moncorgé, B. Viana, Ph. Goldner, and F. Druon "Yb-doped ultrafast solid state lasers", Proc. SPIE 7912, Solid State Lasers XX: Technology and Devices, 79120Q (15 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879458

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