DocumentCode
1392355
Title
Self-biased saturable absorber mirror demonstrating very low saturation fluence
Author
Gadjiev, I.M. ; Ryvkin, B.S. ; Avrutin, E.A. ; Mikhrin, S.S. ; Livshits, Daniil A. ; Kovsh, A.R.
Author_Institution
A.F. Ioffe Physico-Tech. Inst., St. Petersburg, Russia
Volume
46
Issue
1
fYear
2010
Firstpage
74
Lastpage
75
Abstract
The performance of a self-biased saturable absorber mirror operating via the Franz-Keldysh effect is studied experimentally. Very low saturation fluences, less than 1 J/cm2, are obtained. Results agree well with theoretical predictions.
Keywords
electroabsorption; mirrors; optical saturable absorption; photovoltaic effects; reflectivity; Franz-Keldysh effect; electroabsorption; photovoltage; saturation fluence; self-biased saturable absorber mirror; semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors; small-signal reflectance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el.2010.1981
Filename
5395579
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