Title :
Passively mode-locked semiconductor disk laser generating sub-300-fs pulses
Author :
Klopp, Peter ; Saas, Florian ; Griebner, Uwe ; Zorn, Martin ; Weyers, Markus
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst., Berlin
Abstract :
We report the shortest pulses (290 fs) obtained directly from semiconductor lasers. These were achieved using a passively mode-locked semiconductor disk laser with a graded-gap barrier design in the gain section operating near 1036 nm.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; graded-gap barrier design; optical pulse generation; passive mode-locking; semiconductor disk laser; time 290 fs; wavelength 1036 nm; Gallium arsenide; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (140.7260) Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
