190-fs passively mode-locked thulium fiber laser with a low threshold

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.21.000881· OSTI ID:434652

Sharp, R C; Spock, D E; Pan, N; Elliot, J ^[1]

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1. Raytheon Company, Electronic Systems, 131 Spring Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 (United States)

We report a self-starting passively mode-locked thulium-doped silica fiber laser capable of 190-fs pulses. This practical, compact package is driven by a single 50-mW passively cooled diode laser, has a launched pump-power threshold of 18 mW for mode locking, and produces a 50-MHz train of mode-locked 20-pJ pulses at a wavelength near 1.9 {mu}m. {copyright} {ital 1996 Optical Society of America.}

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 434652
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 21; ISSN OPLEDP; ISSN 0146-9592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
EFFICIENCY
MILLIWATT POWER RANGE
MODE LOCKING
NEAR INFRARED RADIATION
PULSE TECHNIQUES
RING LASERS