Efficient 2.87 μm fiber laser passively switched using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror

Jianfeng Li, Stuart D. Jackson, Yong Liu, Darren D. Hudson

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Abstract

A passively switched Ho3+, Pr3+ codoped fluoride fiber laser using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) is demonstrated. Q-switching and partial mode-locking were observed with the output power produced at a slope efficiency of 24% with respect to the absorbed pump power. The partially mode-locked 2.87 µm pulses operated at a repetition rate of 27.1 MHz with an average power of 132 mW, pulse energy of 4.9 nJ, and pulse width of 24 ps.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3747-3749
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume37
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2012

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