• DocumentCode
    3151130
  • Title

    A vertical extended cavity surface emitting diode laser as an active mirror for controlling mode-locking laser

  • Author

    Stormont, B. ; Rafailov, E.U. ; Cormack, I.G. ; Sibbett, W. ; Mooradian, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, UK
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    87
  • Abstract
    Controllable mode-locking of a Ti:Sapphire oscillator is demonstrated using an extended vertical cavity surface emitting diode laser as an active-mirror. Modulated modelocking is observed for both reverse and forward pulsed current in the VECSEL.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical modulation; sapphire; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; surface emitting lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire oscillator; active mirror; forward pulsed current; mode-locking laser; modulation; reverse pulsed current; vertical extended cavity surface emitting diode laser; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical control; Optical modulation; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7734-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312148
  • Filename
    1312148