Tm,Ho:KLu(WO₄)₂ laser mode-locked near 2 μm by single-walled carbon nanotubes

Opt Express. 2014 Nov 3;22(22):26872-7. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.026872.

Abstract

We demonstrate passive mode-locking of a Tm,Ho-codoped crystalline laser operating on the Ho³⁺-ion transition ⁵I₇→⁵I₈ near 2 µm using a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber. The Tm,Ho:KLu(WO₄)₂ laser emits nearly transform-limited pulses with duration of 2.8 ps at a repetition rate of 91 MHz. The output power amounts to 97 mW.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't