Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 12, 1201002(2022)

Progress in Kerr-lens Mode-Locked Thin Disk Laser oscillators

Jingjie Hao1, Heyan Liu1, Hongshan Chen1, Tingting Yang1, Hailin Wang1, Guangzhi Zhu1, Xiao Zhu1,2, and Jinwei Zhang1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
  • 2Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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    Principle diagram of Kerr-lens mode-locking
    Experimental setup of multi-pass thin disk KLM oscillator [17]
    Experimental setup for thin disk oscillator with distributed Kerr-lens mode-locking [33]
    Measured spectra with different numbers of nonlinear crystals inserted [33]
    Experimental setups of KLM thin disk oscillator[36].(a) 200 MHz repetition rate; (b) 260 MHz repetition rate
    Experimental setup of thin disk ring oscillator at 120 MHz repetition rate[37]
    MIR spectra of ZnSe and ZnS crystals pumped by different driving sources [5]. (a) 2 μm driving source; (b) 1 μm driving source
    • Table 1. Mode-locking results of thin disk oscillators with new crystals

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      Table 1. Mode-locking results of thin disk oscillators with new crystals

      Gain mediumMode-locking mechanismPower P /WPulse duration τp /fsRepetition rate R /MHzEnergy E /μJReference No.
      Yb∶KYWSESAM22240250.9[20]
      Yb∶Lu2O3SESAM20.5370650.32[26]
      Yb∶YABSESAM19.246250.40.38[27]
      Yb∶CaF2SESAM17.8285101.78[28]
      Yb∶CALGOSESAM562650.07[29]
      Yb∶Lu2O3KLM1.635610.03[23]
      Yb∶Lu2O3ceramicKLM3.79855.30.067[24]
      Yb∶Lu2O3KLM219547.90.438[30]
      Yb∶CALGOKLM0.15301240.001[31]
      Yb∶LuAG ceramicKLM17130510.333[25]
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    Jingjie Hao, Heyan Liu, Hongshan Chen, Tingting Yang, Hailin Wang, Guangzhi Zhu, Xiao Zhu, Jinwei Zhang. Progress in Kerr-lens Mode-Locked Thin Disk Laser oscillators[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(12): 1201002

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Jan. 11, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 1, 2022

    Published Online: Jun. 13, 2022

    The Author Email: Jinwei Zhang (jinweizhang@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1201002

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