Title :
Picosecond operation of a 1.5-/spl mu/m passively mode-locked surface-emitting laser
Author :
Hoogland, S. ; Tropper, A.C. ; Garnache, A. ; Sagnes, I. ; Paldus, B. ; Weingarten, K.J. ; Grange, R. ; Haiml, M. ; Paschotta, R. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We report on the first demonstration of a passively mode-locked diode-pumped surface-emitting laser operating at a centre wavelength of 1518 nm. The peak power was 1.6 W at a fundamental repetition rate of 1.34 GHz.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; optical pumping; power measurement; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.5 micron; 1.6 W; 1518 nm; diode-pumping; laser power measurement; passive mode-locking; picosecond operation; surface-emitting laser; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
