• DocumentCode
    1135715
  • Title

    Fast quantum-dot saturable absorber for passive mode-locking of solid-State lasers

  • Author

    Rafailov, E.U. ; White, S.J. ; Lagatsky, A.A. ; Miller, A. ; Sibbett, W. ; Livshits, D.A. ; Zhukov, A.E. ; Ustinov, V.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, UK
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    2439
  • Lastpage
    2441
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate stable mode-locking in a Yb : KYW laser by using a quantum-dot (QD) saturable absorber. A fast component in the absorption decay in this QD structure has been measured by pump-probe technique to be ∼1 ps.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1 ps; KY(WO4)2:Yb; Yb:KYW laser; absorption decay; fast saturable absorber; femtosecond pulse; passive mode-locking; pump-probe technique; quantum-dot saturable absorber; solid-state lasers; stable mode-locking; ultrafast recovery time; Absorption; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Fiber lasers; Gallium arsenide; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Solid lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2004.835648
  • Filename
    1344060
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1135715