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ArticleScientific reports2019

Discovery of Several New Families of Saturable Absorbers for Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Systems.

Syed Asad Hussain

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Syed Asad HussainDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK. asad.hussain@outlook.fr.
University of Oxford · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Saturable Absorber (SA) is a key element of any passive mode-locked laser system to provide ultrashort laser system. So far various materials have been proposed that could be used for this purpose. However, the field is still looking for new ways to make the fabrication process easier and cost-effective. Another challenge in testing mode-locked laser systems using various SA samples is the lack of knowledge in preparing these by laser physicists given this is outside their remit of expertise. In this study, we have proposed a novel method to produce these SAs from plastic materials and glycol. Our new method relies upon increase in thickness up to a value where the modulation depth is enough to give stable ultrashort pulses. Although we have shown this method for four materials; similar approach could be applied to any material. This will open the door of unlimited families of SAs that could be easily prepared and applied without any prior knowledge in material sciences.

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PMID31882787
PMCPMC6934536
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