DocumentCode
1792820
Title
Towards THz-class pulse train semiconductor disk lasers
Author
Okhotnikov, Oleg G. ; Saarinen, Esa J.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
fYear
2014
fDate
June 30 2014-July 4 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
The potential of scaling up the pulse repetition rate of semiconductor disk lasers through harmonic mode locking has been discussed. The unprecedented ultracoarse frequency comb shaped with an intracavity etalon integrated with a semiconductor mirror would improve the accuracy and speed of optical switching and applications dealing with waveform manipulation.
Keywords
integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; microwave photonics; optical switches; quantum well lasers; THz-class pulse train semiconductor disk lasers; harmonic mode locking; intracavity etalon; optical switching; pulse repetition rate; semiconductor mirror; unprecedented ultracoarse frequency comb; waveform manipulation; Cavity resonators; Harmonic analysis; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical diffraction; Optical pulses; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor disk laser; harmonic mode locking;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Laser Optics, 2014 International Conference
Conference_Location
Saint Petersburg
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-3884-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LO.2014.6886294
Filename
6886294
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