• DocumentCode
    733274
  • Title

    Graphene-based saturable absorber for passive Q-switching of Tm:KLu(WO4)2 microchip laser

  • Author

    Serres, Josep Maria ; Mateos, Xavier ; Loiko, Pavel ; Yumashev, Konstantin ; Petrov, Valentin ; Griebner, Uwe ; Aguilo, Magdalena ; Diaz, Francesc

  • Author_Institution
    Fis. i Cristal·lografia de Mater. i Nanomater. (FiCMA-FiCNA), Univ. Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, Spain
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A diode-pumped Q-switched Tm:KLu(WO4)2 microchip laser generated a maximum average output power of 310 mW with M2 <; 1.2 at 1947 nm. The shortest pulse duration was 285 ns at a pulse repetition rate of 190 kHz.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; graphene; lutetium compounds; microchip lasers; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; potassium compounds; solid lasers; thulium; C; KLu(WO4)2:Tm; diode-pumped Q-switched microchip laser; frequency 190 kHz; graphene-based saturable absorber; output power; passive Q-switching; power 310 mW; pulse duration; repetition rate; wavelength 1947 nm; Cavity resonators; Crystals; Graphene; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optimized production technology; Power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183711
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=733274