Broadly tunable femtosecond mode-locking in a Tm:KYW laser near 2 mu m

Efficient mode-locking in a Tm:KY(WO4)(2) laser is demonstrated by using InGaAsSb quantum-well SESAMs. Self-starting ultrashort pulse generation was realized in the 1979-2074 nm spectral region. Maximum average output power up to 411 mW was produced around 1986 nm with the corresponding pulse duration and repetition rate of 549 fs and 105 MHz respectively. Optimised pulse durations of 386 fs were produced with an average power of 235 mW at 2029 nm. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America

Citation

Lagatsky , A A , Calvez , S , Gupta , J A , Kisel , V E , Kuleshov , N V , Brown , C T A , Dawson , M D & Sibbett , W 2011 , ' Broadly tunable femtosecond mode-locking in a Tm:KYW laser near 2 mu m ' , Optics Express , vol. 19 , no. 10 , pp. 9995-10000 . https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.009995

Publication

Optics Express

Status

Peer reviewed

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.009995

ISSN

1094-4087

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Journal article

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(c) OSA 2011. This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-10-9995. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.

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University of St Andrews Research

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3320