Title :
Pulse generation in a semiconductor disk laser with frequency-shifted feedback
Author :
Saarinen, Esa J. ; Nikkinen, Jari ; Okhotnikov, Oleg G.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
Lasers with a frequency-shifted feedback (FSF) cavity are capable of producing energetic optical pulses in the picosecond domain. The advantage of the FSF method is the strong mechanism of mode-locking start-up, which allows steady-state short pulse regime to be achieved for an extended range of laser parameters. Here we present the first mode-locked semiconductor disk laser based on the FSF concept.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; energetic optical pulses; frequency-shifted feedback cavity; mode-locking start-up; pulse generation; semiconductor disk laser; Laser feedback; Measurement by laser beam; Optical feedback; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942596
