1.5 GHz picosecond pulse generation from a monolithic waveguide laser with a graphene-film saturable output coupler
Mary R, Brown G, Beecher S, Torrisi F, Milana S, Popa D, Hasan T, Sun Z, Lidorikis E, Ohara S, Ferrari A, Kar A (2013)
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2013
Journal
Book Volume: 21
Pages Range: 7943-7950
Journal Issue: 7
URI: https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-21-7-7943
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.007943
Open Access Link: https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-21-7-7943
Abstract
We fabricate a saturable absorber mirror by coating a graphene- film on an output coupler mirror. This is then used to obtain Q-switched mode-locking from a diode-pumped linear cavity channel waveguide laser inscribed in Ytterbium-doped Bismuthate Glass. The laser produces 1.06 ps pulses at ~1039 nm, with a 1.5 GHz repetition rate, 48% slope efficiency and 202 mW average output power. This performance is due to the combination of the graphene saturable absorber and the high quality optical waveguides in the laser glass.
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Heriot-Watt University
United Kingdom (GB)
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom (GB)
Asahi Glass (AGC) / 旭硝子
Japan (JP)
University of Ioannina / Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων
Greece (GR)
United Kingdom (GB)
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom (GB)
Asahi Glass (AGC) / 旭硝子
Japan (JP)
University of Ioannina / Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων
Greece (GR)
How to cite
APA:
Mary, R., Brown, G., Beecher, S., Torrisi, F., Milana, S., Popa, D.,... Kar, A. (2013). 1.5 GHz picosecond pulse generation from a monolithic waveguide laser with a graphene-film saturable output coupler. Optics Express, 21(7), 7943-7950. https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.007943
MLA:
Mary, Rose, et al. "1.5 GHz picosecond pulse generation from a monolithic waveguide laser with a graphene-film saturable output coupler." Optics Express 21.7 (2013): 7943-7950.
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