Abstract
There are many applications for mode-locked lasers at the eye-safe wavelength of approximately 2 μm; these applications include molecular spectroscopy, noninvasive medical diagnostics, and wind lidar[
Saturable absorbers (SAs) for passively QML and mode-locked
In this Letter, a passively QML Tm:LLF laser with a
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The liquid-phase exfoliation method was carried out to produce layered
Figure 1.(a)
The experimental setup of the passively QML Tm:LLF laser with
Figure 2.Schematic of the experimental setup.
The average output power versus absorbed power for the continuous wave (CW) and passively QML Tm:LLF laser are demonstrated in Fig.
Figure 3.Average output power versus absorbed power.
Figure 4.Pulse width versus absorbed power.
Figure 5.Frequency and average energy of the
The
Figure 6.(a)
The spectra of CW and QML operations were measured using a spectrometer (Spectral Production, SM-301-EX) with a resolution of 15 nm. As shown in Fig.
Figure 7.Spectrum of CW and
In conclusion, we report a passively QML Tm:LLF laser with a
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