Title :
430-fs pulses from a SESAM mode-locked GaSb disk laser emitting at 2 μm
Author :
Alanko, Jukka-Pekka ; Grebing, Christian ; Paajaste, Jonna ; Koskinen, Riku ; Suomalainen, Soile ; Harkonen, A. ; Steinmeyer, Günter ; Guina, Mircea
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
We report the generation of 430 fs pulses from a passively mode-locked semiconductor disk laser operating at around 2 μm. The gain mirror and the semiconductor saturable absorber mirror comprised InGaSb/GaSb quantum wells.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; quantum well lasers; InGaSb-GaSb; SESAM; gain mirror; optical pulse generation; passively mode-locked semiconductor disk laser; quantum well lasers; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; wavelength 2 mum; Gas lasers; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical interferometry; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
