Title :
High power ultrafast semiconductor lasers-intracavity dynamics and the implications for future development in modelocked semiconductor lasers
Author :
Gee, S. ; Alphonse, G. ; Connolly, J. ; Barty, C.P.J. ; Delfyett, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
The pulse shaping dynamics are measured and explained using self phase locking (SPM), saturable absorption and group velocity dispersion (GVD). In addition, intracavity spectral shaping and inverse bow tie SOAs are shown to be promising for future pulsewidth reduction and high power generation, respectively
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical dispersion; optical pulse shaping; optical saturable absorption; self-phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; group velocity dispersion; high power generation; high power ultrafast semiconductor lasers; intracavity dynamics; intracavity spectral shaping; inverse bow tie SOAs; modelocked semiconductor lasers; pulse shaping dynamics; pulsewidth reduction; saturable absorption; self phase locking; Absorption; Dispersion; Phase measurement; Power lasers; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Scanning probe microscopy; Semiconductor lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739436
