Title :
Resonant saturable absorbers for dispersion compensation in compact femtosecond lasers
Author :
Steinmeyer, Günter ; Griebner, Uwe ; Saas, Florian ; Moenster, Mathias ; Richter, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst., Berlin
Abstract :
We theoretically analyze and experimentally demonstrate a semiconductor device that simultaneously acts as a mode-locker and provides substantial dispersion compensation, enabling the construction of extremely compact femtosecond lasers.
Keywords :
compensation; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; mirrors; optical dispersion; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor lasers; compact femtosecond lasers; dispersion compensation; mode-locker; resonant saturable absorbers; saturable absorber mirror; semiconductor device; Absorption; Bandwidth; Dispersion; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Mirrors; Reflectivity; Resonance; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452934
