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We report a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) with phase shift compensation. The SESAM shows a uniform low-intensity reflectivity and a modulation depth up to 12% for the wavelength from 1000 to 1100 nm. A linear cavity all-normal dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser has proved its mode locking performance for the wavelength of both 1030 nm and 1064 nm.
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Chen, L., Zhang, M., Wang, X. et al. Broadband SESAM for mode locked Yb:fiber lasers. Chin. Sci. Bull. 56, 1348–1351 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-011-4432-0
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