Lead sulfide quantum dots for mode-locking and Q-switching of near IR lasers

A. M. Malyarevich*, V. G. Savitski, M. S. Gaponenko, K. V. Yumashev, A. A. Lagatsky, W. Sibbett, A. A. Lipovskii, H. Raaben, A. A. Zhilin

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Abstract

Saturable absorbers on the base of lead sulfide QDs for lasers emitting at 1, 1.3, 1.5, 2.1 microns are introduced and characterized. It is demonstrated that these SAs can be used both for mode-locking and Q-switching of near IR lasers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number60540Q
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6054
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2006
EventInternational Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies 2005 - Advanced Lasers and Systems - St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 11 May 200515 May 2005

Keywords

  • laser materials
  • lead sulphide
  • mode-locking
  • Q-switching
  • saturable absorbers
  • semiconductor quantum dots
  • solid-state lasers

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