Sub-10 optical-cycle passively mode-locked Tm:(Lu2/3Sc1/3)2O3 ceramic laser at 2 µm

Yicheng Wang, Wei Jing, Pavel Loiko, Yongguang Zhao, Hui Huang, Xavier Mateos, Soile Suomalainen, Antti Härkönen, Mircea Guina, Uwe Griebner, Valentin Petrov

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    Abstract

    A Tm-doped mixed sesquioxide ceramic laser is mode-locked near 2 µm using InGaAsSb quantum-well semiconductor saturable absorber and chirped mirrors for dispersion compensation. Maximum average output power of 175 mW is achieved for a pulse duration of 230 fs at a repetition rate of 78.9 MHz with a 3% output coupler. Applying a 0.2% output coupler pulses as short as 63 fs are generated at 2.057 µm.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)10299-10304
    Number of pages6
    JournalOptics Express
    Volume26
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 16 Apr 2018
    Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Publication forum classification

    • Publication forum level 2

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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