Title :
Self-biased saturable absorber mirror demonstrating very low saturation fluence
Author :
Gadjiev, I.M. ; Ryvkin, B.S. ; Avrutin, E.A. ; Mikhrin, S.S. ; Livshits, Daniil A. ; Kovsh, A.R.
Author_Institution :
A.F. Ioffe Physico-Tech. Inst., St. Petersburg, Russia
Abstract :
The performance of a self-biased saturable absorber mirror operating via the Franz-Keldysh effect is studied experimentally. Very low saturation fluences, less than 1 J/cm2, are obtained. Results agree well with theoretical predictions.
Keywords :
electroabsorption; mirrors; optical saturable absorption; photovoltaic effects; reflectivity; Franz-Keldysh effect; electroabsorption; photovoltage; saturation fluence; self-biased saturable absorber mirror; semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors; small-signal reflectance;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2010.1981
