Title :
High power all-quantum-dot based external cavity mode-locked laser
Author :
McRobbie, A.D. ; Cataluna, M.A. ; Livshits, D.A. ; Sibbett, W. ; Rafailo, E.U.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Saint Andrews Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper, we demonstrate for the first time to our knowledge, an external cavity quantum-dot laser, mode-locked using a quantum-dot semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAM). The laser exhibits high-average power of up to 27 mW and RF linewidth of 10 Hz
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; quantum dot lasers; external cavity mode-locked laser; high-power all-quantum-dot laser; semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors; Bandwidth; Laser mode locking; Optical feedback; Optical pulse generation; Optical saturation; Physics; Power lasers; Quantum dots; Radio frequency; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279008
