Title :
Ultrashort pulse generation using fast intersubband saturable absorbers in semiconductor modelocked lasers
Author :
Ahmad, Faisal R. ; George, Paul ; Dawlaty, Jahan ; Rana, Farhan ; Shaff, William J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
A novel scheme is proposed for generating highly stable sub-70 fs pulses in semiconductor modelocked lasers at near-IR wavelengths (1.1-1.6 μm) with pulse energies up to 10 pJ using fast intersubband saturable absorbers.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor lasers; 1 to 1.6 mum; intersubband saturable absorbers; semiconductor modelocked lasers; ultrashort pulse generation; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Semiconductor lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202376
