Diode-pumped femtosecond lasers modelocked with saturable Bragg reflectors

Author

Knox, W.H. ; Tsuda, S. ; De Souza, E.A. ; Cunningham, J.E. ; Jan, W.Y.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1995

Firstpage

207

Abstract

We discuss a new low loss semiconductor structure for femtosecond intracavity mode-locking in low-gain solid state lasers. This monolithic device can be engineered to exhibit specific saturation characteristics desirable for modelocking solid state lasers. Self-starting 100 fs pulses are obtained in a diode-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser. We discuss modelocking mechanisms in quantum well passively modelocked solid state lasers, and extensions to other wavelengths

Keywords

aluminium compounds; chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor quantum wells; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 100 fs; LiSrAlF₆:Cr; diode-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser; diode-pumped femtosecond lasers; femtosecond intracavity mode-locking; laser mode locking; low loss semiconductor structure; low-gain solid state lasers; modelocking mechanisms; modelocking solid state lasers; monolithic device; quantum well passively modelocked solid state lasers; saturable Bragg reflectors; self-starting fs pulses; specific saturation characteristics; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Mirrors; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Solid modeling; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2450-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1995.484668

Filename

484668