A 265W and 782 fs amplified radially polarized beam emitted by a thin-disk multipass amplifier (Post-deadline Oral)

André Loescher (1) , Jan-Philipp Negel (1) , Thomas Graf (1) , Wolfgang Pallmann (2) , Bojan Resan (2) , Igor Martial (3) , Julien Didierjean (3) , Fabien Lesparre (4, 3) , Jean-Thomas Gomes (4) , Xavier Delen (4) , Frédéric Druon (4) , François Balembois (4) , Patrick Georges (4) , Marwan Abdou (1)

1 IFSW - Institut für Strahwerkzeuge
2 JDSU - Ultrafast Lasers AG
3 Fibercryst
4 Laboratoire Charles Fabry / Lasers

The amplification of a high-power radially polarized beam in a thin-disk multipass amplifier is presented. Up to 265W output power at a pulse duration of 782 fs and a high degree of radial polarization is achieved.

Keywords: Lasers; solid-state; ytterbium; Ultrafast lasers; Laser Amplifiers; Mode-locked lasers

Domains: Optics [physics.optics]

André Loescher, Jan-Philipp Negel, Thomas Graf, Wolfgang Pallmann, Bojan Resan, et al.. A 265W and 782 fs amplified radially polarized beam emitted by a thin-disk multipass amplifier (Post-deadline Oral). Advanced Solid State Lasers 2015, Oct 2015, Berlin, Germany. pp.ATh3A.3, ⟨10.1364/ASSL.2015.ATh3A.3⟩. ⟨hal-01368210⟩