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Sub-50 fs, Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:CaF2 laser oscillator delivering up to 2.7 W

P. Sévillano, Guillaume Machinet, R. Dubrasquet, Patrice Camy, J.L. Doualan, R. Moncorgé, Patrick Georges, Frédéric Druon, D. Descamps, E. Cormier

Advanced Solid-State Lasers Congress · 2013 · 20 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

By means of a high-brightness optical pumping scheme with a fiber laser, we demonstrate Kerr-lens mode locking (KLM) with an Yb:CaF2 laser crystal. Stable 48 fs pulses are produced at an average power of 2.7 W.

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