• DocumentCode
    1453445
  • Title

    Semiconductor Disk Laser With Frequency-Shifted Feedback

  • Author

    Saarinen, Esa J. ; Nikkinen, Jari ; Okhotnikov, Oleg G.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Tampere Univer sity of Technol., Tampere, Finland
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    567
  • Lastpage
    569
  • Abstract
    A novel frequency-shifted feedback semiconductor disk laser cavity is proposed and experimentally verified. The laser generates stable mode-locked pulses of 29-ps duration at a repetition rate of 300 MHz. The cavity with such a feedback method provides a robust starting mechanism for the pulse regime at any power above the laser threshold.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; frequency shifted feedback; mode locked pulse; semiconductor disk laser cavity; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Mode-locked lasers; optical feedback; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; surface-emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2011.2116779
  • Filename
    5715857