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    • Laser Physics
    • Materials Science
    • Optics

    Background:

    • Thin-disk lasers offer efficient heat management for high-power operation.
    • Yb:CaF2 is a promising gain medium for visible and near-infrared lasers.
    • Passively mode-locked lasers generate ultrashort pulses for various applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate the first passively mode-locked Yb:CaF2 thin-disk laser.
    • To characterize its performance in terms of output power, beam quality, and pulse properties.
    • To explore the potential of Yb:CaF2 in high-repetition-rate ultrafast laser systems.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) for passive mode-locking.
    • Employed a thin-disk laser architecture for efficient power extraction and thermal management.
    • Measured output power, beam quality (M²), pulse duration, and spectral width.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved average output power up to 6.6 W with 15.3% optical efficiency.
    • Obtained near diffraction-limited beam quality (M² ≈ 1.1) at a 35 MHz repetition rate.
    • Generated nearly transform-limited pulses of 445 fs duration and 2.6 nm spectral width.

    Conclusions:

    • Successfully demonstrated a passively mode-locked Yb:CaF2 thin-disk laser.
    • The laser exhibits high average power, excellent beam quality, and ultrashort pulse generation.
    • Yb:CaF2 thin-disk lasers are suitable for high-repetition-rate ultrafast laser systems.