Power-scaling and prototyping of a gain switched Ti:Sapphire laser with a tuning range of 400 nm

Bernd Jungbluth; Daniel Oberbeckmann; Jochen Wueppen

doi:10.1117/12.809085

27 February 2009 Power-scaling and prototyping of a gain switched Ti:Sapphire laser with a tuning range of 400 nm

Bernd Jungbluth, Daniel Oberbeckmann, Jochen Wueppen

Proceedings Volume 7193, Solid State Lasers XVIII: Technology and Devices; 71930A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809085
Event: SPIE LASE: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Performance data of a gain switched Ti:Sapphire laser operating at a repetition rate of one kilohertz is presented. With one single set of optics the tuning range of the laser exceeds 400 nm. The output power is 4.2 W at 800 nm with an almost diffraction limited beam quality and a pulse duration of 8 ns. The laser control includes two operational modes: Running the laser precisely at a certain wavelength or alternatively scanning the output wavelength continuously throughout a chosen band. Thanks to its high pulse peak power, narrow line width and high beam quality, this laser is well suited for frequency conversion.

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Bernd Jungbluth, Daniel Oberbeckmann, and Jochen Wueppen "Power-scaling and prototyping of a gain switched Ti:Sapphire laser with a tuning range of 400 nm", Proc. SPIE 7193, Solid State Lasers XVIII: Technology and Devices, 71930A (27 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809085

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