Title :
Passively harmonically self-mode-locked vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser (VECSEL)
Author :
Gaafar, Mohamed ; Moller, Christoph ; Wichmann, Matthias ; Heinen, Bernd ; Kunert, Bernardette ; Rahimi-Iman, A. ; Stolz, Wolfgang ; Koch, Martin
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Phys. & Mater. Sci. Center, Philipps-Univ. Marburg, Marburg, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate a harmonically self-mode-locked optically pumped semiconductor disk laser up to the third harmonic with a central wavelength of 1014 nm. Pulse durations penetrating the femtosecond regime at 500 MHz repetition rate are achieved.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; femtosecond regime; optically pumped semiconductor disk laser; passively harmonically vertical- external-cavity surface-emitting laser; pulse durations; repetition rate; self-mode-locked vertical external-cavity surface-emitting laser; Harmonic analysis; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Pump lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
