980-nm picosecond fiber laser
Authors:
- A.K. ChinACA.K. Chin
- R. SinghRSR. Singh
- A.B. GrudininAGA.B. Grudinin
- 27 October 2003
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 15 (11) , 1519-1521
Abstract
A mode-locked Yb/sup 3+/ fiber laser operating at 980 nm is reported. Using a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror in a laser incorporating a grating-pair dispersive delay line, we obtain reliable self-starting 1.6-ps pulse operation.Keywords
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