Passive mode locking of a Nd 3+:YAG laser with a thin film of J-aggregates as a saturable absorber

Thin films of molecular J-aggregates of polymethyn dyes were obtained. Linear and nonlinear optical properties of the films were investigated. It was demonstrated for the first time that such a film of J-aggregates can be successfully used as a saturable absorber for passive mode locking of a Nd 3+:...

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Published inOptics communications Vol. 231; no. 1; pp. 343 - 348
Main Authors Kuch’yanov, A.S., Markov, R.V., Plekhanov, A.I., Simanchuk, A.E., Avdeeva, V.I., Shapiro, B.I., Slominskii, Yu.I., Tolmachev, A.I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 2004
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J-aggregates
Passive mode locking
Thin films
Thin films
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42.55
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Passive mode locking
J-aggregates
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Summary:Thin films of molecular J-aggregates of polymethyn dyes were obtained. Linear and nonlinear optical properties of the films were investigated. It was demonstrated for the first time that such a film of J-aggregates can be successfully used as a saturable absorber for passive mode locking of a Nd 3+:YAG laser. The reproduced generation of ultra short pulses with a duration of 13 ps was obtained for two dyes forming J-aggregates.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/j.optcom.2003.11.070