2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
All-solid-state mode-locked fiber laser operated in visible region using Pr-doped fluoride glass
| Project/Area Number |
22656020
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied optics/Quantum optical engineering
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 可視域レーザ / プラセオジムイオン / 過飽和吸収体 / モード同期レーザ |
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| Research Abstract |
Development of a visible mode-locked laser utilizing Pr^<3+>-doped fluoride glass material that enables us continuous laser wavelength tuning in the visible region was aimed in this study. For passive modelocking, we investigated some potential candidates for saturable absorber in the visible region. We successfully proved that a Cr^<4+>: YAG crystal, a ZnSeS colloidally colored glass, and a semiconductor multi-layer mirror can exhibit saturable absorption around639nm. We demonstrated passive Q-switching at639and607nm for the first time.
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