Electrically-controlled rapid femtosecond pulse duration switching and continuous picosecond pulse duration tuning in an ultrafast Cr4+:forsterite laser.
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We demonstrate rapid switching between picosecond and femtosecond operational regimes in a Cr(4+):forsterite laser, using an electrically-contacted GaInNAs SESAM with saturable absorption characteristics controlled via the quantum-confined Stark effect. Additionally, continuous picosecond pulse duration tuning by over a factor 3 is reported.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 20 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012