All-solid-state 5-kHz 0.2-TW Ti:sapphire laser system

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作者
Nabekawa, Y. [1 ]
Togashi, T. [1 ]
Sekikawa, T. [1 ]
Watanabe, S. [1 ]
Konno, S. [2 ]
Kojima, T. [2 ]
Fujikawa, S. [2 ]
Yasui, K. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Solid State Phys, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778581, Japan
[2] MITSUBISH ELECT CORP, Adv Technol R&D Ctr, Amagasaki, Hyogo 6618661, Japan
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 1999年 / 5卷 / 13期
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10.1364/OE.5.000318
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have developed an all-solid-state 5-kHz Ti:sapphire Laser System, which produces 22-fs, 0.2-TW pulses. An average power of 22.2 W is the highest ever obtained in ultrashort laser sources. The serious thermal lensing due to high power pumping in a small area of the Ti: sapphire crystal is controlled successfully by a stable quasi-cavity with two concave mirrors. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America
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