• DocumentCode
    2190398
  • Title

    Analytical propagation of traveling-waves in mode-locked vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers

  • Author

    Mulet, Josep ; Balle, Salvador

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. Mediterrani d´´Estudis Avancats, Univ. de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    19-22 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    109
  • Lastpage
    110
  • Abstract
    Passive mode-locking in vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs) is studied based on an analytical approach for the propagation of traveling waves in two coupled vertical cavities. We obtain stable pulses of few tens of picoseconds at 15 GHz repetition rate in agreement with recent experimental findings. Design rules to extend the regime of stable mode-locking are discussed.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; surface emitting lasers; VECSEL; mode-locked vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers; traveling-waves propagation; Boundary conditions; Equations; Laser mode locking; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2005. NUSOD '05. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9149-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NUSOD.2005.1518159
  • Filename
    1518159