Abstract
We demonstrate a high-power passively mode-locked laser that uses a saturable Bragg reflector (SBR) with strain relaxation. 23.5 W of average power with cw mode-locked pulse trains was generated at a 50-W pump power. Experimental results show that appropriate strain relaxation in the SBR makes the mode-locking operation less sensitive to temperature variation.
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