Photonics (Oct 2024)

1.4 W Passively Q-Switched Mode-Locked Tm:CALGO Laser with a MoS<sub>2</sub> Saturable Absorber

  • Weijun Ling,
  • Hao Xu,
  • Jinfang Yang,
  • Xue Qiu,
  • Taotao He,
  • Purui An,
  • Chao Bi,
  • Shichao Yuan,
  • Man Wang,
  • Xinye Tian,
  • Zhong Dong

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11110997
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 11
p. 997

Abstract

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The passively Q-switched mode-locked (QML) operation of a Tm:CaGdAlO4 (Tm:CALGO) bulk laser pumped by a wavelength-tunable Ti:sapphire oscillator using molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a saturable absorber was demonstrated. By using an output coupler with 3% transmittance, Q-switched mode-locked operation can be achieved with 3.56 W absorbed pump power. At a pump power of 6.77 W, laser pulses with the maximum average power of 1.44 W were obtained, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 21.3%. The laser delivered pulses centered at 1927 nm with a repetition frequency of 131.6 MHz. The experimental results confirm the promising application of the MoS2 in high-power Q-switched mode-locked solid-state lasers at 2 µm.

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