Diode-pumped mode-locked Tm: LuAG laser at 2 μm based on GaSb-SESAM

C. Luan; K. Yang; J. Zhao; S. Zhao; T. Li; H. Zhang; J. He; L. Song; T. Dekorsy; M. Guina; L. Zheng

doi:10.1364/OL.42.000839

Diode-pumped mode-locked Tm: LuAG laser at 2 μm based on GaSb-SESAM

C. Luan
, K. Yang^*
, J. Zhao
, S. Zhao
, T. Li
, H. Zhang
, J. He
, L. Song
, T. Dekorsy
, M. Guina
, L. Zheng

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Mode-locking of a directly diode-pumped Tm:LuAG laser is demonstrated using GaSb-based semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs). Stable and self-starting mode-locked operation was realized, generating pulses as short as 13.6 ps at 2024 nm with a maximum output power of 98 mW. Two GaInAs-based SESAMs were used for comparison with the operation based upon the use of the GaSb SESAM; in this case, longer pulses with durations of 27 ps and 34 ps were obtained under the same experimental conditions. Our work sets a new record in pulse duration for mode-locked Tm:LuAG lasers and confirms that lattice-matched GaSb-based SESAMs are beneficial for mode-locked solid-state lasers in the 2 μm range.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	839-842
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	42
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.42.000839
Publication status	Published - 15 Feb 2017
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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