Carrier-envelope-offset frequency stabilization of a high peak and average power thin-disk oscillator
Publication date
2026-04-13
Document type
Research article
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Scopus ID
Publisher
Optica Publishing Group
Series or journal
Optics Express
ISSN
Periodical volume
34
Periodical issue
8
First page
14970
Last page
14977
Peer-reviewed
✅
Part of the university bibliography
✅
Language
English
Abstract
In this work, we demonstrate carrier-envelope-offset (CEO) frequency stabilization of a Kerr-lens mode-locked thin-disk oscillator delivering 180 W average power, 80 MW output peak power, and >500 MW intra-cavity peak power – to the best of our knowledge, the highest peak power achieved in any stabilized thin-disk oscillator system. The CEO frequency detection is performed with an f-2f interferometer based on supercontinuum generation in a YAG crystal. Intra-cavity loss modulation using an acousto-optic modulator, that simultaneously provides the Kerr lens, yields 50 mrad of residual phase noise with a 250 kHz control bandwidth. These results represent a significant step in realizing a compact and robust high-repetition-rate driver system suitable for vacuum ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet frequency comb generation.
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Published under the terms of the Optica Open Access Publishing Agreement (https://doi.org/10.1364/OA_License_v2#VOR-OA)
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