Title :
Passively mode-locked Er/sup 3+/ fiber laser using a semiconductor nonlinear mirror
Author :
Loh, W.H. ; Atkinson, D. ; Morkel, P.R. ; Hopkinson, M. ; Rivers, A. ; Seeds, A.J. ; Payne, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
A nonlinear mirror consisting of an InGaAs/InP multiple-quantum-well saturable absorber integrated with a Bragg reflector stack has been used to passively mode-lock a fiber laser in an extremely simple and advantageous linear-cavity configuration. To date, pulses as short as 7.6 ps have been observed.<>
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; mirrors; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor quantum wells; 7.6 ps; Bragg reflector stack; InGaAs-InP; integrated MQW; linear-cavity configuration; passively mode locked Er/sup 3+/ fibre laser; pulses; saturable absorber; semiconductor nonlinear mirror; Erbium; Fiber lasers; Indium gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers; Quantum well devices; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
