Femtosecond pulse generation around 1500nm using a GaInNAsSb SESAM

N.K. Metzger; C.G. Leburn; A.A. Lagatsky; C.T.A. Brown; S. Calvez; D. Burns; H.D. Sun; M.D. Dawson; J.C. Harmand; W. Sibbett

doi:10.1364/OE.16.018739

Femtosecond pulse generation around 1500nm using a GaInNAsSb SESAM

N.K. Metzger
, C.G. Leburn
, A.A. Lagatsky
, C.T.A. Brown
, S. Calvez
, D. Burns
, H.D. Sun
, M.D. Dawson
, J.C. Harmand
, W. Sibbett

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Abstract

The operation of a femtosecond Cr4+:YAG laser that incorporates a novel GaInNAsSb semiconductor saturable Bragg reflector is reported. In the mode-locked regime 230fs pulses centred at 1528nm were generated at an average output power of 280mW. The SESAM exhibited a low saturation fluence of 10μJ/cm2 and a short recovery time of 12ps.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18739-18744
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	16
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.018739
Publication status	Published - 29 Oct 2008

Keywords

solid-state lasers
semiconductor saturable-absorber
mode-locking
femtosecond pulse generation

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MUSIC: MODULAR ULTRAFAST SOURCES
Calvez, S. (Principal Investigator), Burns, D. (Co-investigator) & Dawson, M. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/09/07 → 30/09/11
Project: Research
ADVANCED SOLID STATE LASER SOURCES AND SYSTEMS
Ferguson, A. (Principal Investigator), Burns, D. (Co-investigator), Calvez, S. (Co-investigator), Dawson, M. (Co-investigator), Girkin, J. (Co-investigator), Hastie, J. (Co-investigator) & Kemp, A. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/06 → 30/09/11
Project: Research

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Femtosecond pulse generation around 1500nm using a GaInNAsSb SESAM

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