DocumentCode
2753680
Title
Ultrafast VECSELs and MIXSELs: Gigahertz semiconductor lasers with multiwatt average power
Author
Südmeyer, T. ; Wittwer, V.J. ; Hoffmann, M. ; Sieber, O.D. ; Rudin, B. ; Maas, D.J.H.C. ; Barbarin, Y. ; Golling, M. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Inst. for Quantum Electron., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
fYear
2011
fDate
9-13 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
909
Lastpage
910
Abstract
We review the current state-of-the-art in ultrafast optically-pumped VECSELs and MIXSELs. They achieve >;1 W average power in the femtosecond and >;6 W in the picosecond regime, higher than any other semiconductor laser technologies.
Keywords
optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; MIXSEL; VECSEL; gigahertz semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; ultrafast optically-pumped lasers; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8940-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110854
Filename
6110854
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