Efficient 2.87 μm fiber laser passively switched using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror.

نویسندگان

  • Jianfeng Li
  • Darren D Hudson
  • Yong Liu
  • Stuart D Jackson
چکیده

A passively switched Ho(3+), Pr(3+) codoped fluoride fiber laser using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) is demonstrated. Q-switching and partial mode-locking were observed with the output power produced at a slope efficiency of 24% with respect to the absorbed pump power. The partially mode-locked 2.87 μm pulses operated at a repetition rate of 27.1 MHz with an average power of 132 mW, pulse energy of 4.9 nJ, and pulse width of 24 ps.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Optics letters

دوره 37 18  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012