Title :
Investigation of active mode-locking of a DBR-diode laser in an external resonator
Author :
Tremont, M.A. ; Fuchs, H. ; Casel, O. ; Wallenstein, R.
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Phys., TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
Abstract :
We report on an actively mode-locked DBR-diode laser oscillator emitting nearly transform-limited picosecond pulses with several milliwatts of average power. Amplification and frequency doubling of the mode-locked pulses generate 420 mW of blue 460 nm radiation.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; 420 mW; 460 nm; DBR laser oscillator; active mode-locking; diode laser; external resonator; frequency doubling; laser amplification; mode-locked pulses; nearly transform-limited picosecond pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
