Abstract
We experimentally study the generation and amplification of stable picosecond-short optical pulses by a master oscillator power-amplifier configuration consisting of a monolithic quantum-dot-based gain-guided tapered laser and amplifier emitting at 1.26 μm without pulse compression, external cavity, gain-or Q-switched operation. We report a peak power of 42 W and a figure-of-merit for second-order nonlinear imaging of 38.5 W2 at a repetition rate of 16 GHz and an associated pulse width of 1.37 ps.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 395-398 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 29 Jan 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2015 |