Abstract
We demonstrate the first mode-locked Yb:Lu2O3thin disk laser, obtaining 370-fs pulses with 20.5 W average power. The 43% optical-to-optical efficiency obtained with 523-fs pulses is higher than for previous mode-locked thin disk lasers.
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