Diode-Pumped Passively Mode-Locked Tm: <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="TeX">$\hbox{CaGdAlO}_{4}$</tex-math></inline-formula> Laser at 2- <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="TeX">$\mu \hbox{m}$</tex-math></inline-formula> Wavelength
We report on a diode-pumped passively mode-locked picosecond Tm:CaGdAlO<sub>4</sub> (Tm:CALGO) laser using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror as the mode locker. With Tm:CALGO disordered crystal as gain medium, the mode-locked laser generated pulses with pulse duration of 27 ps, r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IEEE
2015-01-01
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Series: | IEEE Photonics Journal |
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Online Access: | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6987220/ |