Passive Q-switching and Q-switched mode-locking operations of 2 μm Tm:CLNGG laser with MoS2 saturable absorber mirror

L. C.; G. Q.; P. Yuan; L. J.; S. X.; H. H.; H. J.

doi:10.1364/prj.3.000a47

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Photonics Research
Vol. 3, Issue 2, A47 (2015)

Passive Q-switching and Q-switched mode-locking operations of 2 μm Tm:CLNGG laser with MoS₂ saturable absorber mirror

L. C.¹, G. Q.^1、*, P. Yuan¹, L. J.¹, S. X.², H. H.², and H. J.²

Author Affiliations

¹Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education), IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

²State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials,Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China

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L. C., G. Q., P. Yuan, L. J., S. X., H. H., H. J.. Passive Q-switching and Q-switched mode-locking operations of 2 μm Tm:CLNGG laser with MoS₂ saturable absorber mirror[J]. Photonics Research, 2015, 3(2): A47 Copy Citation Text

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Abstract

With MoS₂ as saturable absorber, passive Q-switching and Q-switched mode-locking operations of a Tm-doped calcium lithium niobium gallium garnet (Tm:CLNGG) laser were experimentally demonstrated. The Q-switched laser emitted a maximum average output power of 62 mW and highest pulse energy of 0.72 μJ. Q-switched mode locking was also obtained in the experiment. The research results will open up applications of MoS₂ at the mid-infrared wavelength.

Keywords

Q-switched solid-state Lasers