Title :
A low-loss GaInNAs SESAM mode-locking a 1.3-/spl mu/m solid-state laser
Author :
Liverini, V. ; Schön, S. ; Grange, R. ; Haiml, M. ; Zeller, S.C. ; Keller, U.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Electron., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate a GaInNAs semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) self-starting and passively mode-locking a sub-10-ps Nd:YLF laser at 1.3 /spl mu/m. The SESAM´s low saturation fluence and negligible nonsaturable losses support stable mode locking.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser mode locking; laser transitions; mirrors; neodymium; optical losses; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; 1.3 mum; 10 ps; GaInNAs; GaInNAs SESAM mode-locking; LiYF4:Nd; YLF:Nd; nonsaturable losses; saturation fluence; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; solid-state laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
