DocumentCode
521143
Title
Mode-locking build-up measurements: probing the mode-locking-mechanisms in vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers
Author
Wilcox, Keith G. ; Quarterman, Adrian H. ; Carswell, Stewart ; Mihoubi, Zakaria ; Apostolopoulos, Vasilis ; Chung, Aaron ; Tropper, Anne
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The pulse evolution from onset to steady state in a mode-locked vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser producing femtosecond and picosecond pulses was studied. A 40-times reduction in pulse shortening rate from picosecond to femtosecond regime was observed.
Keywords
Laser mode locking; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor lasers; Steady-state; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting 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, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5500754
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