High-Repetition-Rate Q-Switched Holmium Fiber Laser

Autor: A. Yu. Chamorovskiy, A. V. Marakulin, A. S. Kurkov, T. Leinonen, O. G. Okhotnikov
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 679-683 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1943-0655
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2194275
Popis: Pulses of 118 nJ at the repetition rate of 170 kHz and central wavelength of 2097 nm have been produced by holmium fiber laser Q-switched by carbon nanotube saturable absorber. Efficient operation of holmium fiber with fairly high-doping level has been demonstrated by using refined preform fabrication, which allowed for short-length cavity laser. The results demonstrate the practical potential of holmium fibers for Q-switched lasers with high-repetition rate operating above 2 μm wavelength.
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