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

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 partia...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Optics letters 2012-09, Vol.37 (18), p.3747-3749
Hauptverfasser:	Li, Jianfeng, Hudson, Darren D, Liu, Yong, Jackson, Stuart D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Fiber lasers Fluorides Pulse width Pumps Repetition Semiconductors
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0146-9592 1539-4794
DOI:	10.1364/OL.37.003747