Low-loss GaInNAs saturable Bragg reflector for mode-locking of a femtosecond Cr/sup 4+/:forsterite-laser

A. McWilliam; A.A. Lagatsky; C.G. Leburn; P. Fischer; C.T.A. Brown; W. Sibbett; G.J. Valentine; A. Kemp; S. Calvez; D. Burns; M.D. Dawson; M. Pessa

doi:10.1109/LPT.2005.857221

Low-loss GaInNAs saturable Bragg reflector for mode-locking of a femtosecond Cr/sup 4+/:forsterite-laser

A. McWilliam, A.A. Lagatsky, C.G. Leburn, P. Fischer, C.T.A. Brown, W. Sibbett, G.J. Valentine, A. Kemp, S. Calvez, D. Burns, M.D. Dawson, M. Pessa

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Abstract

A GaInNAs saturable Bragg reflector is used to mode-lock a Cr/sup 4+/ : forsterite solid-state laser. This low-loss saturable absorber mediates the generation of tunable femtosecond pulses having durations as short as 62 fs in the 1300-nm spectral region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2292-2294
Number of pages	2
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	17
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2005.857221
Publication status	Published - 2005

Keywords

semiconductors
gallium arsenide
gallium compounds
laser
laser tuning
optics
photonics

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McWilliam, A., Lagatsky, A. A., Leburn, C. G., Fischer, P., Brown, C. T. A., Sibbett, W., Valentine, G. J., Kemp, A., Calvez, S., Burns, D., Dawson, M. D., & Pessa, M. (2005). Low-loss GaInNAs saturable Bragg reflector for mode-locking of a femtosecond Cr/sup 4+/:forsterite-laser. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 17(11), 2292-2294. https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2005.857221

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Low-loss GaInNAs saturable Bragg reflector for mode-locking of a femtosecond Cr/sup 4+/:forsterite-laser

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