Title :
Femtosecond pulse generation from a SESAM mode-locked Cr:ZnSe laser
Author :
Sorokina, Irina T. ; Sorokin, Evgeni ; Carrig, Timothy J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Photonik, Vienna
Abstract :
We report continuous-wave Cr:ZnSe laser, passively mode-locked by an InAs/GaSb SESAM and generating ~100 fs pulses at up to 75 mW power around 2.5 mum wavelength. Routes to shorter pulses are analyzed and compared experimentally.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; III-V semiconductors; chromium; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; InAs-GaSb; SESAM mode-locked laser; ZnSe:Cr; continuous-wave laser; femtosecond pulse generation; passively mode-locked; Gas lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics; (140.3070) Infrared and farinfrared lasers; (140.3580) Solid State Lasers; (140.4050) Modelocked Lasers; (140.5680) Rare-earth and transition-metal solid-state lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627853
