SESAM Q-switched Dy-doped fluoride fiber laser at 3.1 µm

Opt Express. 2024 Aug 12;32(17):29957-29964. doi: 10.1364/OE.525789.

Abstract

We report on a passive Q-switching laser operation of an in-band pumped Dy-doped zirconium fluoride fiber using a commercially available semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM). Stable Q-switching pulse trains with minimum pulse duration of 460 ns, highest repetition frequency of 206 kHz, and pulse energy up to 1.7 µJ are demonstrated.