Journal of the Optical Society of Korea

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  • Pages.56-60
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  • 2011
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  • 1226-4776(pISSN)
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  • 2093-6885(eISSN)
한국광학회 (Optical Society of Korea)
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Solid-State Laser Mode-Locking Near 1.25 μm Employing a Carbon Nanotube Saturable Absorber Mirror

  • Cho, Won-Bae (Division of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University) ;
  • Choi, Sun-Young (Division of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University) ;
  • Kim, Jun-Wan (Division of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University) ;
  • Yeom, Dong-Il (Division of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University) ;
  • Kim, Ki-Hong (Division of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University) ;
  • Rotermund, Fabian (Division of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University) ;
  • Lim, Han-Jo (Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University)
  • 투고 : 2011.01.13
  • 심사 : 2011.02.24
  • 발행 : 2011.03.25
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We demonstrate passive mode-locking of a Cr:forsterite laser with a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber mirror (SWCNT-SAM). Without compensation of intra-cavity dispersion, the self-mode-locked laser generates 11.7 ps pulses at a repetition rate of 86 MHz. The dispersion-compensated laser yields ultrashort pulses as short as 80 fs near $1.25\;{\mu}m$ at 78 MHz with average output powers up to 295 mW, representing the highest power ever reported for mode-locked solid-state lasers based on saturable absorption of SWCNTs in this spectral region.

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