Open AccessPowerscaling of Ultrafast Lasers
Author(s) -
Rußbüldt Peter,
Mans Torsten,
Hermans Martin,
Hoffmann Dieter,
Wortmann Dirk
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
laser technik journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1863-9119
pISSN - 1613-7728
DOI - 10.1002/latj.201090024
Subject(s) - ultrashort pulse , laser , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , amplifier , optics , fiber laser , pulse duration , optoelectronics , wavelength , materials science , metrology , physics , cmos , quantum mechanics
Today, ultra‐short laser pulses have found widespread applications in metrology, atomic, molecular, solid‐state, plasma and nuclear physics. Ultra‐precise machining of nearly every material is possible based on an almost non‐thermal processing. Pumping of optical parametric oscillators and amplifiers permit almost any wavelength and pulse duration. High order harmonic generation in gases provides laser like brilliance and coherence in the XUV wavelength range. This article compares fiber, thin‐disk and Innoslab ultrafast amplifiers in terms of power scalability, beam quality and efficiency.