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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik

Q 58: Poster: Quantum Optics and Photonics IV

Q 58.51: Poster

Thursday, March 3, 2016, 16:30–19:00, Empore Lichthof

Design and implementation of a Kerr lens mode-locked air operated high-power thin disk oscillator — •José Ricardo Andrade, Bernhard Kreipe, and Uwe Morgner — Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute for Quantum Optics, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany

In this work we present some theoretical considerations and experimental evidence of how to design and operate a Kerr lens mode-locked thin disk laser in the high power regime (hundreds of Watt) in ambient air. This technology enables scaling down the size of high-power systems with the added benefit of not needing to reduce the repetition rate. In contrast to high-power thin disk lasers mode-locked by semi-conductor saturable absorber mirrors, operation in air is feasible and the gain-bandwidth of the gain material is more properly exploited, making this type of systems better contenders for up-scaling.