Domestic High Power (<bold>&gt;</bold>50 W) Kerr Lens Mode‑Locked Yb:YAG Thin‑Disk<sup /> Laser

Junzhan Chen; Yubo Gao; Sizhi Xu; Chonghao Wu; Xingyu He; Haotian Lu; Ou Zuoyuan; Junqing Zhao; Chunyu Guo; Wenlong Tian; Xing Liu; Qitao Lue; Shuangchen Ruan

doi:10.3788/CJL241405

Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 10, 1001002(2025)

Domestic High Power (>50 W) Kerr Lens Mode‑Locked Yb:YAG Thin‑Disk^Laser

Junzhan Chen^1,2, Yubo Gao², Sizhi Xu², Chonghao Wu², Xingyu He², Haotian Lu², Ou Zuoyuan², Junqing Zhao², Chunyu Guo¹, Wenlong Tian⁴, Xing Liu^2、*, Qitao Lue³, and Shuangchen Ruan^2、**

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¹Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong , China

²Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sino-German College of Intelligent Manufacturing, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, Guangdong , China

³Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518103, Guangdong , China

⁴School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, Shaanxi , China

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Junzhan Chen, Yubo Gao, Sizhi Xu, Chonghao Wu, Xingyu He, Haotian Lu, Ou Zuoyuan, Junqing Zhao, Chunyu Guo, Wenlong Tian, Xing Liu, Qitao Lue, Shuangchen Ruan. Domestic High Power (>50 W) Kerr Lens Mode‑Locked Yb:YAG Thin‑Disk^{Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(10): 1001002}

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Paper Information

Category: laser devices and laser physics

Received: Nov. 29, 2024

Accepted: Jan. 14, 2025

Published Online: Apr. 24, 2025

The Author Email: Xing Liu (liuxingstart123@163.com), Shuangchen Ruan (scruan@sztu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/CJL241405

CSTR:32183.14.CJL241405

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