Title :
Intracavity loss and dispersion managed mode-locked diode laser
Author :
Balzer, J.C. ; Dopke, B. ; Pilny, R.H. ; Brenner, C. ; Mehr, A. ; Erbert, G. ; Trankle, G. ; Hofmann, M.R.
Author_Institution :
Lehrstuhl fur Photonik und THz-Technol., Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Abstract :
We present a self-optimizing diode laser, which generates 216 fs Fourier-limited pulses after external pulse compression. This is achieved by a closed-loop learning concept that optimizes the intracavity spectral phase and amplitude.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical dispersion; optical losses; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; quantum well lasers; Fourier-limited pulse generation; closed-loop learning concept; dispersion managed mode-locked diode laser; intracavity loss; intracavity spectral amplitude; intracavity spectral phase; pulse compression; self-optimizing diode laser; time 216 fs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
