Nb2AlC as saturable absorber for a passively mode-locked operation of Tm: YLF laser

被引:8
作者
Hu, Yanyang [1 ]
Yang, Wenlong [1 ]
Qi, Tianqi [1 ]
Gao, Qiong [2 ]
Liu, Bangzheng [1 ]
Cui, Haoyu [3 ]
Yang, Xining [1 ]
Shen, Yingjie [1 ]
li, Linjun [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Harbin Univ Sci & Technol, Coll Measurement & Control Technol & Commun Engn, Heilongjiang Prov Key Lab Laser Spect Technol & Ap, Harbin 150080, Peoples R China
[2] Harbin Normal Univ, Sch Phys & Elect Engn, Key Lab Photon & Elect Bandgap Mat, Minist Educ, Harbin 150025, Peoples R China
[3] Harbin Inst Technol, Sch Mechatron Engn, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang, Peoples R China
[4] Chinese Acad Sci, Special Environm Xinjiang Tech Inst Phys & Chem, CAS Key Lab Funct Mat & Devices, Res Ctr Crystal Mat, 40-1 South Beijing Rd, Urumqi 830011, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Passively mode -locked; Nb 2 AlC SA; Tm; YLF laser;
D O I
10.1016/j.optlastec.2023.109116
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The Nb2AlC material has attracted more and more attention in optoelectronics due to its excellent optical properties. Herein, the Nb2AlC-based saturated absorber (SA) was fabricated by ultrasonic thermal dissolution method and spin coating means, and a passively mode-locked (PML) Tm:YLF laser was perfectly demonstrated with the SA. With an incident pump power of 21.63 W, a 0.379-W average output power and a 200-ps pulse width were achieved at 1872.1 nm, corresponding to a per pulse energy of 3.15 nJ and a peak power of 15.75 W. In addition, the beam quality factors were measured to be 1.04 and 1.05 in the horizontal direction and vertical direction.
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