Generation of 15W femtosecond laser pulse from a Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YAG thin-disk oscillator

Peng Yingnan¹, Zhang Jinwei², Wang Zhaohua², Zhu Jiangfeng¹, Li Dehua², Wei Zhiyi^{1, 2, †,}

Output power and efficiency of CW Yb:YAG thin disk oscillator. Inset: beam profile at 24.2 W.