Title : 
Widely tunable large area SBRs for ultra-short pulse generation
         
        
            Author : 
Nabanja, S. ; Sander, M.Y. ; Morse, J. ; Shtyrkova, K. ; Petrich, G.S. ; Kolodziejski, L.A. ; Kärtner, F.X. ; Ippen, E.P.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Fabrication and characterization of ultra-broadband high index contrast III/V-AlxOy Saturable Bragg Reflectors as mesas as well as inverted mesa structures for ultra-short pulse generation is presented along with a physical model of the oxidation process.
         
        
            Keywords : 
laser accessories; mirrors; optical fabrication; optical pulse generation; optical saturation; oxidation; high index contrast saturable Bragg reflectors; inverted mesa structure; oxidation process; ultrabroadband saturable Bragg reflectors; ultrashort pulse generation; widely tunable large area SBR; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Oxidation; Semiconductor lasers;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-1839-6