Title :
Electrically-controlled rapid femtosecond pulse duration switching in an ultrafast Cr4+: Forsterite laser
Author :
Crombie, C. ; Walsh, D.A. ; Lu, W. ; Zhang, S. ; Zhang, Z. ; Kennedy, K. ; Calvez, S. ; Sibbett, W. ; Brown, C.T.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate fast switching between picosecond and femtosecond pulse durations from a Cr4+: forsterite laser, using an electrically-contacted GaInNAs SESAM whose absorption is controlled via the quantum confined Stark effect.
Keywords :
Laser mode locking; Optical switches; Quantum cascade lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
