• DocumentCode
    3149712
  • Title

    PbS quantum-dot-doped glass as saturable absorber for passive mode-locking of a Cr4+:YAG laser

  • Author

    Lagatsky, A.A. ; Leburn, C.G. ; Brown, C.T.A. ; Sibbett, W. ; Malyarevich, A.M. ; Savitski, Y.G. ; Yumashev, K.V. ; Raaben, E.L. ; Zhilin, A.A.

  • Author_Institution
    J.F. Allen Phys. Res. Lab., Saint Andrews Univ., UK
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Abstract
    In this presentation we report results when PbS QD-doped glass has been implemented as a saturable absorber for the passive mode-locking of a cw Cr:YAG laser. The tuning range covered optical communication wavelengths around 1500 nm.
  • Keywords
    IV-VI semiconductors; chromium; laser mode locking; laser tuning; lead compounds; optical communication; optical glass; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor doped glasses; semiconductor quantum dots; solid lasers; ytterbium compounds; 1500 nm; PbS; PbS quantum-dot-doped glass; YAG:Cr4+; YAl5O12:Cr; continous wave Cr4+:YAG laser; laser tuning; optical communication wavelengths; passive mode-locking; saturable absorber; Absorption; Chromium; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Power generation; Power lasers; Solid lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7734-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312079
  • Filename
    1312079
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3149712