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Drs, Jakub

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Drs, Jakub
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Doctorant
Email
jakub.drs@unine.ch
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https://libra.unine.ch/handle/123456789/1146
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0000-0003-4757-4370

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  • Publication
    Accès libre
    Optical rectification of ultrafast Yb lasers: pushing power and bandwidth of terahertz generation in GaP
    Drs, Jakub 
    ;
    Modsching, Norbert 
    ;
    Paradis, Clément 
    ;
    Kränkel, Christian
    ;
    Wittwer, Valentin Johannes
    ;
    Razskazovskaya, Olga
    ;
    Südmeyer, Thomas 
    We demonstrate broadband high-power terahertz (THz) generation at megahertz repetition rates by optical rectification in GaP driven by an ultrafast Yb-based thin-disk laser (TDL) oscillator. We investigate the influence of pulse duration in the range of 50–220 fs and thickness of the GaP crystal on the THz generation. Optimization of these parameters with respect to the broadest spectral bandwidth yields a gap-less THz spectrum extending to nearly 7 THz. We further tailor the driving laser and the THz generation parameters for the highest average power, demonstrating 0.3 mW THz radiation with a spectrum extending to 5 THz. This was achieved using a 0.5 mm thick GaP crystal pumped with a 95 fs, 20 W TDL, operating at 48 MHz repetition rate. We also provide a simple method to estimate the THz spectrum, which can be used for design and optimization of similar THz systems.
  • Publication
    Accès libre
    Broadband terahertz pulse generation driven by an ultrafast thin-disk laser oscillator
    Clément, Paradis
    ;
    Drs, Jakub 
    ;
    Modsching, Norbert 
    ;
    Razskazovskaya, Olga
    ;
    Meyer, Frank
    ;
    Kränkel, Christian
    ;
    Saraceno, Clara J
    ;
    Wittwer, Valentin 
    ;
    Südmeyer, Thomas 
    We demonstrate broadband THz generation driven by an ultrafast thin-disk laser (TDL) oscillator. By optical rectification of 50-fs pulses at 61 MHz repetition rate in a collinear geometry in crystalline GaP, THz radiation with a central frequency at around 3.4 THz and a spectrum extending from below 1 THz to nearly 7 THz are generated. We realized a spectroscopic characterization of a GaP crystal and a benchmark measurement of the water-vapor absorption spectrum in the THz range. Sub-50-GHz resolution is achieved within a 5 THz bandwidth. Our experiments show the potential of ultrafast TDL oscillators for driving MHz-repetition-rate broadband THz systems.
  • Publication
    Accès libre
    Sub-100-fs Kerr lens mode-locked Yb:Lu2O3 thin-disk laser oscillator operating at 21 W average power
    Modsching, Norbert 
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    Drs, Jakub 
    ;
    Fischer, Julien
    ;
    Paradis, Clément 
    ;
    Labaye, François
    ;
    Gaponenko, Maxim 
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    Kränkel, Christian
    ;
    Wittwer, Valentin 
    ;
    Südmeyer, Thomas 
    We investigate power-scaling of a Kerr lens mode-locked (KLM) Yb:Lu2O3 thin-disk laser (TDL) oscillator operating in the sub-100-fs pulse duration regime. Employing a scheme with higher round-trip gain by increasing the number of passes through the thin-disk gain element, we increase the average power by a factor of two and the optical-to-optical efficiency by a factor of almost three compared to our previous sub-100-fs mode-locking results. The oscillator generates pulses with a duration of 95 fs at 21.1 W average power and 47.9 MHz repetition rate. We discuss the cavity design for continuous-wave and mode-locked operation and the estimation of the focal length of the Kerr lens. Unlike to usual KLM TDL oscillators, an operation at the edge of the stability zone in continuous-wave operation is not required. This work shows that KLM TDL oscillators based on the gain material Yb:Lu2O3 are an excellent choice for power-scaling of laser oscillators in the sub-100-fs regime, and we expect that such lasers will soon operate at power levels in excess of hundred watts.