Saturable Bragg reflector-based continuous-wave mode locking of Yb:KGd(WO4)2 laser

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作者：
Major, A
Giniunas, L
Langford, N
Ferguson, AI
Burns, D
Bente, E
Danielius, R
机构：
[1] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Phys & Appl Phys, Glasgow G4 0NG, Lanark, Scotland
[2] Vilnius State Univ, Ctr Laser Res, LT-2040 Vilnius, Lithuania
[3] Univ Strathclyde, Inst Photon, Glasgow G4 0NW, Lanark, Scotland
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JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS | 2002年 / 49卷 / 5-6期
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D O I：
10.1080/09500340110099207
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We demonstrate the saturable Bragg reflector (SBR)-based stable self-starting continuous-wave mode locking of a Yb:KGd(WO4)(2) laser. With a double quantum well SBR structure the shortest pulses observed had durations of 169 fs, average powers of 18 mW and an oscillating wavelength centred on 1028 nm.
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页数：7
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