Sub-50 fs, Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:CaF 2 laser oscillator delivering up to 2.7 W (orale)

P Sévillano (1) , G Machinet (1) , R Dubrasquet (1, 2) , P Camy (3) , J.-L Doualan (3) , R Moncorgé (3) , Patrick Georges (4) , Frédéric Druon (4) , D Descamps (1) , E Cormier (1)

1 CELIA - Centre d'Etudes Lasers Intenses et Applications
2 Azur Light Systems
3 CIMAP - UMR 6252 - Centre de recherche sur les Ions, les MAtériaux et la Photonique
4 Laboratoire Charles Fabry / Lasers

By means of a high-brightness optical pumping scheme with a fiber laser, we demonstrate Kerr-lens mode locking (KLM) with an Yb:CaF 2 laser crystal. Stable 48 fs pulses are produced at an average power of 2.7 W.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

P Sévillano, G Machinet, R Dubrasquet, P Camy, J.-L Doualan, et al.. Sub-50 fs, Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:CaF 2 laser oscillator delivering up to 2.7 W (orale). Advanced Solid State Laser (ASSL 2013), Oct 2013, Paris, France. ⟨hal-01370682⟩