Sub-100-fs Cr:YAG laser mode-locked by monolayer graphene saturable absorber

Opt Lett. 2013 May 15;38(10):1745-7. doi: 10.1364/OL.38.001745.

Abstract

We report on mode-locking of a Cr:YAG laser at 1516 nm using a monolayer graphene-based saturable absorber of transmission type generating 91 fs pulses with a Fourier product of 0.38 at an average output power exceeding 100 mW. Stable single-pulse mode-locked operation without any sign of Q-switching instabilities or multiple pulses is achieved.