Title :
Mode-locking ultrafast solid-state lasers with saturable Bragg reflectors
Author :
Tsuda, Sérgio ; Knox, Wayne H. ; Cundiff, S.T. ; Jan, W.Y. ; Cunningham, John E.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We discuss mode-locking of low-gain solid-state lasers using a semiconductor saturable Bragg reflector structure. This recently developed low-loss mode-locking device consists of a single quantum well which acts as a saturable absorber incorporated into a high-reflectivity Bragg mirror. Highly stable mode-locking in solid-state lasers results from an ultrafast transient reflectivity in the device that is caused by saturation of the excitonic absorption in near-resonant conditions
Keywords :
excitons; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; reflectivity; semiconductor quantum wells; solid lasers; excitonic absorption; high-reflectivity Bragg mirror; highly stable mode-locking; low-gain solid-state lasers; low-loss mode-locking device; near-resonant conditions; saturable Bragg reflectors; semiconductor saturable Bragg reflector structure; single quantum well; ultrafast solid-state laser mode locking; ultrafast transient reflectivity; Absorption; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.571744
