Applications of high power slow mode-locked lasers for ablation and non-linear optics

B. Luther-Davies*, E. Gamaly, A. Rode, V. Kolev, N. Madsen, M. Duering, J. Giesekus

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    Abstract

    High average power (10-50W) slow mode-locked lasers operating with repetition rates of a few MHz provide a unique combination of high peak power, short pulse duration, and high brightness that makes them ideal for applications in pulsed laser ablation and nonlinear optics. With peak powers in the MW range and near diffraction-limited output beams, focussed intensities can exceed 1012W/cm2: sufficient for ablation of most solid materials or to saturate nonlinear optical interactions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number46
    Pages (from-to)432-440
    Number of pages9
    JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume5448
    Issue numberPART 1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2004
    EventHigh-Power Laser Ablation V - Taos, NM, United States
    Duration: 25 Apr 200430 Apr 2004

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