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We report what we believe to be the first Yb:SrF2 regenerative femtosecond amplifier. The regenerative amplifier produces 325-fs pulses at 100-Hz repetition rate with an energy before compression of 1.4 mJ. The interest of Yb:SrF2 in such regenerative amplifiers and its complementarity to its well-known isotype Yb:CaF2 is also discussed.
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Ricaud, S., Georges, P., Camy, P. et al. Diode-pumped regenerative Yb:SrF2 amplifier. Appl. Phys. B 106, 823–827 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4783-x
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