Title :
Femtosecond semiconductor laser emitting high average power 175-GHz pulse train
Author :
Wilcox, Keith G. ; Quarterman, Adrian H. ; Apostolopoulos, Vasileios ; Morris, Oliver J. ; Head, C. Robin ; Turnbull, Andrew P. ; Beere, Harvey E. ; Farrer, Ian ; Ritchie, David A. ; Tropper, Anne C.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We describe a SESAM-mode-locked surface-emitting quantum well laser producing 400-fs pulses, with repetition frequency 175 GHz corresponding to the 117th harmonic of the external laser cavity, and average power 300 mW.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; quantum well lasers; SESAM-mode-locked surface-emitting quantum well laser; external laser cavity; femtosecond semiconductor laser; frequency 175 GHz; power 300 mW; pulse train; time 400 fs; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
