DocumentCode
2254644
Title
High-power ultrafast solid-state laser using graphene based saturable absorber
Author
Sun, Z. ; Lin, X.C. ; Yu, H.J. ; Hasan, T. ; Torrisi, F. ; Zhang, L. ; Sun, L. ; Guo, L. ; Hou, W. ; Li, J.M. ; Ferrari, A.C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a graphene based saturable absorber mode-locked Nd:YVO4 solid-state laser, generating ~14nJ pulses with ~1W average output power. This shows the potential for high-power pulse generation.
Keywords
laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YVO4:Nd; energy 14 nJ; graphene based saturable absorber mode-locked solid-state laser; high-power pulse generation; high-power ultrafast solid-state laser; power 1 W; Carbon nanotubes; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fibers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5951214
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