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Waveguide Tm:YAP Laser with a Pulse Repetition Rate of 8 GHz

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A compact waveguide Tm:YAP laser with a pulse repetition rate of 8 GHz is developed. A controllable change in the intracavity loss provides continuous tuning of the central emission wavelength of the laser operating in the Q-switched mode-locking in the range from 1925 to 1950 nm, as well as makes it possible dual-wavelength lasing. The main approach of this study is the use of waveguide structures inside the Tm:YAP crystal and the saturable absorber based on graphene. This approach is universal for producing compact lasers with the gigahertz pulse repetition rate, operating in a wide spectral range.

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    M. V. Ponarina, A. G. Okhrimchuk, M. G. Rybin, V. V. Bukin & P. A. Obraztsov

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Ponarina, M.V., Okhrimchuk, A.G., Rybin, M.G. et al. Waveguide Tm:YAP Laser with a Pulse Repetition Rate of 8 GHz. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 49, 229–234 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335622070053

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