Title :
Harmonically mode-locked semiconductor disk lasers with multi-GHz repetition rate
Author :
Saarinen, Esa J. ; Harkonen, Antti ; Herda, Robert ; Suomalainen, Soile ; Orsila, Lasse ; Hakulinen, Tommi ; Guina, Mircea ; Okhotnikov, Oleg G.
Author_Institution :
Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere
Abstract :
The regime of harmonic mode-locking in semiconductor disk lasers, studied both numerically and experimentally, is shown to be an inherent attribute of these lasers; the number of pulses circulating in the cavity progressively increases with pump power. Saturation and fast recovery of the gain ensure efficient pulse ordering mechanism resulting in strong suppression of cavity fundamentals.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; fast recovery; harmonic mode-locking; pulse ordering; pump power; saturation; semiconductor disk lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Power lasers; Power system harmonics; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386021
