Title :
Ultrafast VECSELs and MIXSELs: Gigahertz semiconductor lasers with multiwatt average power
Author :
Südmeyer, T. ; Wittwer, V.J. ; Hoffmann, M. ; Sieber, O.D. ; Rudin, B. ; Maas, D.J.H.C. ; Barbarin, Y. ; Golling, M. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Inst. for Quantum Electron., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We review the current state-of-the-art in ultrafast optically-pumped VECSELs and MIXSELs. They achieve >;1 W average power in the femtosecond and >;6 W in the picosecond regime, higher than any other semiconductor laser technologies.
Keywords :
optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; MIXSEL; VECSEL; gigahertz semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; ultrafast optically-pumped lasers; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110854
