EPJ Web of Conferences (Mar 2013)

Femtosecond pulse generation at 50 W average powers from an Yb:KYW-Yb:YAG planar-waveguide MOPA

  • Baker H. J.,
  • Reid D. T.,
  • Hall D. R.,
  • Leburn C. G.,
  • Ramírez-Corral C. Y.,
  • Thomson I. J.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134110013
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41
p. 10013

Abstract

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An Yb:YAG planar-waveguide power amplifier seeded by an Yb:KYW master oscillator is reported. The system produced 700-fs pulses at 1032 nm at average output powers of 50 W and a frequency of 53 MHz.