DocumentCode
520076
Title
GaAs/AlGaAs colliding pulse mode-locked lasers with non-absorbing mirrors
Author
Tandoi, G. ; Ironside, C.N. ; Bryce, A.C. ; McDougall, S.D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We use quantum well intermixing to monolithically integrate non-absorbing mirrors in 3.7mm long GaAs/AlGaAs colliding-pulse mode-locked lasers and improve their output power by 40% by increasing the threshold for catastrophic optical mirror damage.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; GaAs-AlGaAs; catastrophic optical mirror damage; non-absorbing mirrors; pulse mode-locked lasers; quantum well intermixing; Biomedical optical imaging; Gallium arsenide; Laser mode locking; Masers; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5499636
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