SESAM Q-switched fiber laser at 1.2 mu m
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College of Optical Sciences, University of ArizonaIssue Date
2016-06Keywords
Fiber lasersPump lasers
Optical fiber couplers
Laser excitation
Optical fiber networks
Semiconductor lasers
Power lasers
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Y. Wang et al., "SESAM Q-switched fiber laser at 1.2 μm," 2016 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), San Jose, CA, 2016, pp. 1-2.Rights
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
Q-switched operation of a holmium-doped fluoride fiber laser at 1.2 mu m wavelength induced by a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) is reported. 650 ns pulses with 0.13 mu J pulse energy at a repetition rate of 260 kHz were obtained.eISBN
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This work is partially supported by NSF Engineering Research Center for Integrated Access Networks (#EEC-0812072) and Technology Research Initiative Fund (TRIF) Photonics Initiative of University of Arizona.Collections
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