Coherent spectral broadening and compression of the output of a mode-locked VECSEL

E. A. Shaw; A. H. Quarterman; L. E. Hooper; P. J. Mosley; K. G. Wilcox

doi:10.1117/12.2078735

Coherent spectral broadening and compression of the output of a mode-locked VECSEL

E. A. Shaw, A. H. Quarterman, L. E. Hooper, P. J. Mosley, K. G. Wilcox (Lead / Corresponding author)

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Abstract

We report our recent advances on using coherent spectral broadening in normal dispersion photonic crystal fiber, followed by subsequent compression using a high efficiency transmission grating compressor to reduce the pulse duration of the pulse train generated by our mode-locked VECSELs from 400 fs, to close to 100 fs, where coherent supercontinuum generation becomes feasible. Using this approach we have, to date, generated pulses of duration 160 fs, and achieved average powers of > 0.5 W from the compressed output.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V
Editors	Mircea Guina
Place of Publication	Bellingham
Publisher	SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
ISBN (Print)	9781628414394
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2078735
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	SPIE Photonics West 2015: Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V - Moscone Center, San Francisco, United States Duration: 9 Feb 2015 → 10 Feb 2015 http://spie.org/x112639.xml

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9349

Conference

Conference	SPIE Photonics West 2015: Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	9/02/15 → 10/02/15
Internet address	http://spie.org/x112639.xml

Keywords

Femtosecond
Mode-locked
Non-linear broadening
Ultrafast
VECSEL

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Applied Mathematics
Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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Shaw, E. A., Quarterman, A. H., Hooper, L. E., Mosley, P. J., & Wilcox, K. G. (2015). Coherent spectral broadening and compression of the output of a mode-locked VECSEL. In M. Guina (Ed.), Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V Article 93490R (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 9349). SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2078735

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Shaw, EA, Quarterman, AH, Hooper, LE, Mosley, PJ & Wilcox, KG 2015, Coherent spectral broadening and compression of the output of a mode-locked VECSEL. in M Guina (ed.), Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V., 93490R, Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 9349, SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, SPIE Photonics West 2015: Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V, San Francisco, United States, 9/02/15. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2078735

Coherent spectral broadening and compression of the output of a mode-locked VECSEL. / Shaw, E. A.; Quarterman, A. H.; Hooper, L. E. et al.
Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) V. ed. / Mircea Guina. Bellingham: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering, 2015. 93490R (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 9349).

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