A passively modelocked Cr4+: forsterite laser with electronically controlled output characteristics for novel imaging and manipulation systems

Zolotovskaya, S. A.; Wilcox, K. G.; Abdolvand, A.; Livshits, D. A.; Rafailov, E. U.

Authors

Date

2011

Publisher

БНТУ

Bibliographic entry

Zolotovskaya, S. A. A passively modelocked Cr4+: forsterite laser with electronically controlled output characteristics for novel imaging and manipulation systems / S. A. Zolotovskaya, K. G. Wilcox, А. Abdolvand, D. A. Livshits, E. U. Rafailov // Приборы и методы измерений : научно-технический журнал = Devices and methods of measurements : Scientific and Engineering Journal / гл. ред. Романюк Ф.А. ; кол. авт. Министерство образования Республики Беларусь ; кол. авт. Белорусский национальный технический университет. – Минск : БНТУ, 2011. – №1(2). – С.85–90.

Abstract

Applicability of electronic control of laser output parameters to bulk solid-state laser sources is demonstrated. A single laser source with variable pulse duration for novel imaging and manipulation systems is presented. Stable passive mode-locking of a Cr4+:forsterite laser using a voltage controlled p-n junction quantum dot saturable absorber was achieved. Output shortening from 17,4 to 6,4 ps near-transform limited pulses was obtained by applying reverse bias.