Title :
Broadband saturable Bragg reflectors from the infrared to visible using oxidized AIAs
Author :
Tandon, S.N. ; Gopinath, J.T. ; Shen, H.M. ; Petrich, G.S. ; Kolodziejski, L.K. ; Kaertner, F.X. ; Ippen, E.P.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Highly strained semiconductor saturable absorbers are monolithically integrated with large area high-index-contrast mirrors through controlled oxidation of AlAs. This technique is used to create broadband saturable Bragg reflectors for lasers from infrared to visible wavelengths.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; distributed Bragg reflectors; integrated optics; optical saturable absorption; oxidation; AlAs; broadband saturable Bragg reflectors; high-index-contrast mirrors; oxidized AIAs; strained semiconductor saturable absorbers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
