Picosecond pulse generation in a passively mode-locked Bi-doped fibre laser

Journal Article · Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2009V039N10ABEH014138· OSTI ID:21471085

Krylov, Aleksandr A; Kryukov, P G; Dianov, Evgenii M ^[1]; Okhotnikov, Oleg G ^[2]

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1. Fiber Optics Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
2. Optoelectronics Research Center, Tampere University of Technology (Finland)

CW passive mode locking is achieved in a bismuth-doped fibre laser using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror optimised for operation in the range 1100-1200 nm. The pump source is a cw ytterbium fibre laser (1075 nm, maximum output power of 2.7 W), and the pulse parameters can be tuned by varying the intracavity group velocity dispersion using a diffraction grating pair. Stable laser pulses are obtained with a duration down to {tau}{sub p} {approx} 1.1 ps. (control of laser radiation parameters)

• OSTI ID: 21471085
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 39, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2009v039n10ABEH014138; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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