Gain Saturation in 60-fs Mode-Locked Semiconductor Laser

Adrian H. Quarterman, Keith Wilcox, Vasileios Apostolopoulos (Lead / Corresponding author), Zakaria Mihoubi, Mark Barnes, Ian Farrer, David A. Ritchie, Anne C. Tropper

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Abstract

A passively mode-locked optically-pumped InGaAs/GaAs quantum well laser with an intracavity semiconductor saturable absorber mirror emits sub-100-fs pulses. Pulse energy declines steeply as pulse duration is reduced below 100 fs due to gain saturation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2010
PublisherOptical Society of America
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781557528896
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2010 - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: 16 May 2010 → 21 May 2010

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
PublisherOptical Society of America
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period16/05/10 → 21/05/10

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  • Gain saturation in 60-fs mode-locked semiconductor laser

    Quarterman, A. H., Wilcox, K. G., Apostolopoulos, V., Mihoubi, Z., Barnes, M., Farrer, I., Ritchie, D. A. & Tropper, A., 12 Oct 2010, CLEO/QELS: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications. New York: IEEE, 2 p. 5500820

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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