Title :
Wavelength tunable graphene modelocked VECSEL
Author :
Zaugg, C.A. ; Sun, Zhongyuan ; Popa, D. ; Milana, S. ; Kulmala, T. ; Sundaram, R.S. ; Wittwer, V.J. ; Mangold, M. ; Sieber, O.D. ; Golling, M. ; Lee, Youngjoo ; Ahn, J.H. ; Ferrari, A.C. ; Keller, Ulrich
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We passively modelock an optically pumped VECSEL by using a single-layer graphene saturable absorber mirror, resulting in pulses as short as 473 fs. A broad wavelength tuning range of 46 nm is achieved with three different VECSEL chips, with a single chip 21 nm are covered.
Keywords :
graphene; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical materials; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; surface emitting lasers; C; VECSEL chips; broad wavelength tuning; optical pumped VECSEL; single chip; single-layer graphene saturable absorber mirror; time 473 fs; wavelength 21 nm; wavelength 46 nm; wavelength tunable graphene modelocked VECSEL; Graphene; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
