Title :
High-Repetition-Rate Subpicosecond Source of Fiber-Amplified Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Semiconductor Laser Pulses
Author :
Elsmere, S.P. ; Mihoubi, Z. ; Quarterman, A.H. ; Dupriez, P. ; Nilsson, J. ; Roberts, J.S. ; Tropper, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
fDate :
4/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report a 6-GHz fundamental repetition-rate source of 545-fs pulses with 1.5-W average power at 1042.6 nm, based on ytterbium-doped fiber amplification of a Stark mode-locked vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; surface emitting lasers; fiber amplification; frequency 6 GHz; laser mode locking; power 1.5 mW; repetition rate; vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor laser; wavelength 1042.6 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Fiber amplification; mode-locking; repetition rate; semiconductor laser;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.919461
