Carrier-envelope offset frequency stabilization of a thin-disk laser oscillator via depletion modulation

Jose R.C. Andrade; Thomas Sudmeyer; Uwe Morgner; Norbert Modsching; Ayhan Tajalli; Christian M. Dietrich; Sven Kleinert; Fabian Placzek; Bernhard Kreipe; Stephane Schilt; Valentin J. Wittwer

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2020.2970858

Carrier-envelope offset frequency stabilization of a thin-disk laser oscillator via depletion modulation

Jose R.C. Andrade^*
, Thomas Sudmeyer
, Uwe Morgner
, Norbert Modsching
, Ayhan Tajalli
, Christian M. Dietrich
, Sven Kleinert
, Fabian Placzek
, Bernhard Kreipe
, Stephane Schilt
, Valentin J. Wittwer

^*Korrespondierende*r Autor*in für diese Arbeit

Universite de Neuchatel

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Abstract

We present a novel concept for the stabilization of the carrier-envelope offset (CEO) frequency of femtosecond pulse trains from thin-disk laser oscillators by exploiting gain depletion modulation in the active gain region. We shine a small fraction of the laser output power back onto the thin disk allowing the population inversion in the gain medium to be controlled. We employ this technique in our home-built Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YAG thin-disk laser and benchmark the performance against the proven technique of pump current modulation for CEO stabilization, showing that the two techniques have equivalent performance. The new method which only requires an additional AOM demonstrates a scalable and cost-effective method for CEO stabilization of high-power laser oscillators.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Aufsatznummer	8977387
Fachzeitschrift	IEEE photonics journal
Jahrgang	12
Ausgabenummer	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2020.2970858
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 31 Jan. 2020

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Atom- und Molekularphysik sowie Optik
Elektrotechnik und Elektronik

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PhoenixD: Exzellenzcluster 2122/1: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering – Innovation Across Disciplines
Morgner, U. (Projektleiter*in (Principal Investigator)) & Overmeyer, L. (Leitende*r Forscher*in (Co-Principal Investigator))
1 Jan. 2019 → 31 Dez. 2025
Projekt: Forschung
QUTIF: Analyse der Elektronendynamik in Festkörpern durch Nachweis niedriger Harmonischer von Mischfeldern (im Rahmen des Schwerpunktprogramms 1840/2: Quantum Dynamics in Tailored Intense Fields)
Babushkin, I. (Projektleiter*in (Principal Investigator)) & Morgner, U. (Projektleiter*in (Principal Investigator))
1 Nov. 2018 → 30 Sept. 2022
Projekt: Forschung

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PhoenixD: Exzellenzcluster 2122/1: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering – Innovation Across Disciplines

QUTIF: Analyse der Elektronendynamik in Festkörpern durch Nachweis niedriger Harmonischer von Mischfeldern (im Rahmen des Schwerpunktprogramms 1840/2: Quantum Dynamics in Tailored Intense Fields)

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