• DocumentCode
    1667935
  • Title

    First MIXSEL with a quantum well saturable absorber: Shorter pulse durations and higher repetition rates

  • Author

    Wittwer, V.J. ; Sieber, O.D. ; Mangold, M. ; Hoffmann, M. ; Saraceno, C.J. ; Golling, M. ; Tilma, B.W. ; Südmeyer, T. ; Keller, U.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present the first Modelocked Integrated eXternal-Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (MIXSEL) based on a quantum well absorber, achieving 4.8-ps pulses at a repetition rate of 2.9 GHz and 6.8-ps pulses at 20.8 GHz.
  • Keywords
    laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; MIXSEL; frequency 2.9 GHz; frequency 20.8 GHz; higher repetition rates; modelocked integrated external-cavity surface emitting laser; quantum well saturable absorber; shorter pulse durations; time 6.8 ps; Cavity resonators; Laser excitation; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326200