Regenerative thin disk amplifier with combined gain spectra producing 500 µJ sub 200 fs pulses
Optics Express
10
17
8046-8050
2009
Type: Zeitschriftenaufsatz (reviewed)
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.008046
Abstract
An Yb:KYW femtosecond regenerative amplifier with combination of two gain spectra from a single thin disk is presented. The amplifier generated an average power of 10 W after compression at a repetition rate of 20 kHz resulting in a pulse energy of 500 µJ. A bandwidth of 18.6 nm at â20 dB allowed a compression to nearly Fourier-limited pulses with a duration of 185 fs resulting in a peak power of 2.7 GW.