• DocumentCode
    2987379
  • Title

    Supermode suppression of harmonically modelocked slab coupled optical waveguide amplifier ring laser

  • Author

    Gee, S. ; Quinlan, F. ; Ozharar, S. ; Delfyett, P.J. ; Plant, J.J. ; Juodawlkis, P.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    2076
  • Abstract
    We report the first harmonic modelocking of a slab coupled optical waveguide amplifier (SCOWA) generating 7.5 mW without external amplification. A novel concept of supermode suppression utilizing the SCOWA itself as an intracavity etalon was demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser modes; ring lasers; waveguide lasers; 7.5 mW; harmonically modelocked slab; intracavity etalon; ring laser; slab coupled optical waveguide amplifier; supermode suppression; Laser modes; Optical amplifiers; Optical coupling; Optical harmonic generation; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Slabs; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.202373
  • Filename
    1573439