Multi-walled carbon nanotube as a saturable absorber for a passively mode-locked Nd:YVO4laser

Xue Chun Lin, Ling Zhang, Yuen Hong Tsang, Yong Gang Wang, Hai Juan Yu, Shi Lian Yan, Wei Sun, Ying Ying Yang, Zehua Han, Wei Hou

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Abstract

Within the family of carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotube material has the advantages of low-cost and high laser damage threshold. Therefore, in principle, it is more suitable for high power laser applications. In this letter, a high power continuous wave mode-locking Nd:YVO4laser using a multi-walled carbon nanotube absorber has been successfully demonstrated. An average output power as high as 1.4 W has been achieved with a slope efficiency of 24%. The repetition rate and pulse width of the mode-locked laser were 68 MHz and 15.5 ps, respectively. The calculated pulse energy and peak power were 20.6 nJ and 1.33 kW, respectively.
Original languageEnglish
Article number055805
JournalLaser Physics Letters
Volume10
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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