Title :
Low saturation fluence antiresonant quantum dot SESAMs for MIXSEL integration
Author :
Barbarin, Y. ; Bellancourt, A.R. ; Maas, D.J.H.C. ; Shafiei, M. ; Hoffmann, M. ; Golling, M. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
A detailed QD-SESAM growth study enabled the first modelocking of a VECSEL with similar spot size on gain and antiresonant SESAM. Antiresonant designs can strongly improve MIXSELs, a novel type of ultrafast integrated VECSELs.
Keywords :
integrated optics; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical design techniques; optical saturable absorption; quantum dot lasers; surface emitting lasers; MIXSEL integration design; VECSEL modelocking; antiresonant QD-SESAM growth; low-saturation fluence antiresonant; modelocked integrated external-cavity SEL; quantum dot laser; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; vertical-external cavity surface emitting laser; Annealing; Laser mode locking; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Quantum dots; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (320.7080) Ultrafast devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
