• DocumentCode
    3010832
  • 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
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452934
  • Filename
    4452934