Ultrafast lasers continue to be at the forefront of many scientific breakthroughs and technological achievements and progress in the performance of these systems continue to open doors in many new and exciting interdisciplinary fields. In particular, in the last decade, the average power of ultrafast lasers has seen a significant increase, opening up exciting new perspectives. Among the different technologies that have shaped these advances, thin-disk lasers have generated particularly spectacular breakthroughs. We review here the latest state-of-the-art of the technology and highlight new application fields of these cutting-edge laser systems.

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大功率超快薄盘激光器的惊人进步

超快激光器一直处于许多科学突破和技术成就的最前沿，这些系统的性能进步在许多新的令人兴奋的跨学科领域中继续为人们打开了大门。特别是在过去十年中，超快激光器的平均功率有了显着提高，开辟了令人兴奋的新视野。在决定这些进步的不同技术中，薄盘激光器已经取得了特别惊人的突破。我们在这里回顾最新的技术水平，并重点介绍这些尖端激光系统的新应用领域。