Experimental investigations on the generation and amplification of high power short pulses by a quantum dot laser and amplifier

C. Weber, L. Drzewietzki, I. Montrosset, D. Syvridis, M. Krakowski, I. Krestnikov, D. Livshits, E. U. Rafailov, W. Elsäser, S. Breuer (Lead / Corresponding author)

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    Abstract

    In this paper, we study experimentally the generation of picosecond short optical pulses with an improved peak power of 42 W at a repetition rate of 16 GHz and an associated pulse width of 1.4 ps. Pulses from a tapered quantum dot laser emitting at 1250 nm are amplified using a tapered quantum dot optical amplifier without any pulse post-compression. We specifically investigate the amplification behavior of this master-oscillator power-amplifier configuration with a focus on the pulse peak power, pulse width, average power and amplified spontaneous emission towards improving the figure of merit for two photon excitation microscopy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationICTON 2014
    Subtitle of host publication16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
    PublisherIEEE
    Number of pages3
    ISBN (Print)9781479956005
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    Event16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks - Convention Center Graz (Grazer Messe), Graz, Austria
    Duration: 6 Jul 201410 Jul 2014
    http://www.nit.eu/icton2014-call-for-contributions

    Conference

    Conference16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
    Abbreviated titleICTON 2014
    Country/TerritoryAustria
    CityGraz
    Period6/07/1410/07/14
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