Open AccessHigh power cw and mode-locked oscillators based on Yb:KYW multi-crystal resonators
Author(s) -
Anne-Laure Calendron,
Katrin Wentsch,
Max Lederer
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.018838
Subject(s) - resonator , materials science , optics , dispersion (optics) , mode locking , diode , crystal (programming language) , power (physics) , laser , optoelectronics , slope efficiency , fiber laser , physics , wavelength , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
We report on a high power diode-pumped laser using multiple bulk Yb:KY(WO(4))(2) (KYW) crystals in a resonator optimised for this operation. From a dual-crystal resonator we obtain more than 24 W of cw-power in a TEM(00) mode limited by the available pump power. We also present results for semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) mode-locking in the soliton as well as positive dispersion regime with average output powers of 14.6 W and 17 W respectively.