Self-starting passively mode-locked tunable Cr4+:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser with a single prism for dispersion compensation

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作者
Chang, YM
Maciejko, R
Leonelli, R
Thorpe, AS
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[1] Ecole Polytech, Dept Engn Phys, Optoelect Lab, Montreal, PQ H3C 3A7, Canada
[2] Univ Montreal, Dept Phys, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada
[3] Univ Montreal, Thin Film Grp, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada
[4] Nortel Technol Inc, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4H7, Canada
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10.1063/1.122390
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A self-starting passive mode-locked Cr4+:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser that uses a saturable Bragg reflector with a single prism for dispersion compensation instead of the standard prism pair is demonstrated. We observed over 230 mW average output power with a pulse width of 400 fs at center wavelengths shorter than 1.5 mu m. The tuning range for cw laser operation extends from 1345 to 1557 nm. The mode-locked pulses are self-starting and tunable from 1420 to 1510 nm by means of lossless prism tuning without aperture. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(98)03941-2].
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页码:2098 / 2100
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