Passive mode locking of a Cr 4+:YAG laser by PbS quantum-dot-doped glass saturable absorber

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作者
Lagatsky, AA [1 ]
Leburn, CG
Brown, CTA
Sibbett, W
Malyarevich, AM
Savitski, VG
Yumashev, KV
Raaben, EL
Zhilin, AA
机构
[1] Univ St Andrews, Sch Phys & Astron, JF Allen Phys Res Labs, St Andrews KY16 9SS, Fife, Scotland
[2] Ctr Int Laser, Minsk 220013, BELARUS
[3] SI Vavilov State Opt Inst, St Petersburg, Russia
关键词
laser; mode-locking; solid-state; saturable absorber;
D O I
10.1016/j.optcom.2004.07.022
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The use of PbS quantum-dot-doped glass as an intracavity saturable absorber for passive mode locking of a Cr4+:YAG laser was investigated. We obtained 10 ps pulses at a repetition rate of 235 MHz with an average output power of 35 mW. This mode-locked laser was tunable from 1460 to 1550 nm. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:449 / 454
页数:6
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