Passive mode locking of Yb:KLuW using a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber

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作者
Schmidt, Andreas [1 ]
Rivier, Simon [1 ]
Steinmeyer, Guenter [1 ]
Yim, Jong Hyuk [2 ]
Cho, Won Bae [2 ]
Lee, Soonil [2 ]
Rotermund, Fabian [2 ]
Pujol, Maria C. [3 ]
Mateos, Xavier [3 ]
Aguilo, Magdalena [3 ]
Diaz, Francesc [3 ]
Petrov, Valentin [1 ]
Griebner, Uwe [1 ]
机构
[1] Max Born Inst, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
[2] Ajou Univ, Div Energy Syst Res, Suwon 443749, South Korea
[3] Univ Rovira & Virgili, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain
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10.1364/OL.33.000729
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Mode locking of an Yb-doped bulk laser in the 1 le,m spectral range using a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber (SWCNT-SA) is demonstrated for the first time, to our knowledge. Passive mode locking of an Yb:KLuW laser resulted in nearly transform-limited pulses as short as 115 fs at 1048 nm. In addition, the nonlinear response of the SWCNT SA was measured, yielding a modulation depth of 0.25% and a relaxation time of 750 fs. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America.
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页码:729 / 731
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