Soliton-Modelocked 153-W Thin-Disk Laser Oscillator in Air Enabled by Negative Nonlinearities in a Phase-Mismatched χ(2) Crystal

Authors :: I. J. Graumann
Christopher R. Phillips
Francesco Saltarelli
Andreas Diebold
U. Keller
Source :: Advanced Photonics 2018 (BGPP, IPR, NP, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, SOF).
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: OSA, 2018.
Abstract: We use a phase-mismatched χ(2) crystal to cancel the nonlinearities caused by intracavity air. We obtain 153 W average output power in an air-filled cavity, which is a record value for non-vacuum/non-helium SESAM modelocked lasers.

Subjects :: Crystal
Record value
Materials science
Thin disk
law
Phase (waves)
Physics::Optics
Soliton (optics)
Atomic physics
Laser
Self-phase modulation
law.invention
Power (physics)

Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Advanced Photonics 2018 (BGPP, IPR, NP, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, SOF)
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........e6e6f434b1c1bd923d6f84030ebfc3f3
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1364/np.2018.npth1c.1

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