Title :
High power transform limited ultralow noise modelocked external cavity laser using a slab coupled optical waveguide amplifier (SCOWA)
Author :
Gee, S. ; Quinlan, F. ; Ozharar, S. ; Delfyett, P.J. ; Plant, J.J. ; Juodawlkis, P.W.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We report the generation of transform limited 4.0 ps optical pulse trains with ~100 mW of average output power from a modelocked laser, using a semiconductor slab coupled optical waveguide amplifier. A residual timing jitter of 8.5 fs (10 Hz -10 MHz) at 40 mW output power was also measured
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical couplers; optical pulse generation; optical waveguides; semiconductor optical amplifiers; timing jitter; 10 Hz to 10 MHz; 4.0 ps; 40 mW; 8.5 fs; SCOWA; external cavity laser; modelocking; semiconductor slab coupled optical waveguide amplifier; timing jitter; transform limited optical pulse train generation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical coupling; Optical noise; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Slabs; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548162
