A femtosecond laser with stabilized output, and a method for stabilizing
the output of a femtosecond laser. The femtosecond laser comprises a
regenerative amplifier, a photodetector, a control portion and a variable
attenuator, wherein the variable attenuator is provided so as to be
capable of controlling an output beam of the regenerative amplifier, the
photodetector is provided between the regenerative amplifier and the
variable attenuator, the photodetector detects an output beam of the
regenerative amplifier and transmits the results of the detection to a
power controller, and the power controller controls the variable
attenuator depending on the a difference between a predetermined target
value and the results.