Title :
Non-absorbing mirrors in mode-locked lasers
Author :
Tandoi, G. ; McMaster, S. ; Ironside, C.N. ; Bryce, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
We present results from GaAs/AlGaAs colliding-pulse mode-locked lasers with a repetition rate of 20GHz and wavelength of 830nm. Devices with and without non-absorbing mirrors are compared in terms of output power characteristics and mode-locking operation.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; quantum well lasers; GaAs-AlGaAs; colliding-pulse mode-locked lasers; frequency 20 GHz; nonabsorbing mirrors; repetition rate; wavelength 830 nm; Colliding-pulse mode-locked lasers; catastrophic optical mirror damage; non-absorbing mirrors; quantum well intermixing; quantum well lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698877