2.3 μm Tm 3+ :YLF mode-locked laser.

Authors :: Soulard R
Tyazhev A
Doualan JL
Braud A
Hideur A
Laroche M
Xu B
Camy P
Source :: Optics letters [Opt Lett] 2017 Sep 15; Vol. 42 (18), pp. 3534-3536.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: A passively mode-locked Tm:YLF laser emitting at 2.3 μm is reported for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. The continuous-wave stable mode-locking operation is obtained with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror at a repetition rate of 100 MHz. The average output power is 165 mW for a pulse duration of 94 ps.