Generation of 200-fs pulses with a short microcavity VECSEL

Andrew P. Turnbull; Keith G. Wilcox; C. Robin Head; Oliver J. Morris; Ian Farrer; David A. Ritchie; Anne C. Tropper

doi:10.1117/12.2004384

Generation of 200-fs pulses with a short microcavity VECSEL

Andrew P. Turnbull, Keith G. Wilcox, C. Robin Head, Oliver J. Morris, Ian Farrer, David A. Ritchie, Anne C. Tropper

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Abstract

We report a 1-μm mode-locked VECSEL using a 4.5λ/2 antiresonant microcavity gain structure. The pulses were generated using two different semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs). The first was grown for operation at 1000 nm and the SESAM was heated to 85°C and the gain cooled to -23°C to wavelength match the gain and absorber. The second SESAM was designed for 1030 nm and mode-locked operation was achieved with both gain and SESAM at -12°C. The first approach generated 205-fs pulses with an average power of 2 mW, the second 260-fs pulses with an average power of 13 mW.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) III
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004384
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2013
Event	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) III - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 3 Feb 2013 → 5 Feb 2013

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8606
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Conference

Conference	Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) III
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	3/02/13 → 5/02/13

Keywords

mode-locking
OPSL
SESAM
VECSEL

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

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Turnbull, A. P., Wilcox, K. G., Head, C. R., Morris, O. J., Farrer, I., Ritchie, D. A., & Tropper, A. C. (2013). Generation of 200-fs pulses with a short microcavity VECSEL. In Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) III Article 86060O (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8606). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004384

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Turnbull, AP, Wilcox, KG, Head, CR, Morris, OJ, Farrer, I, Ritchie, DA & Tropper, AC 2013, Generation of 200-fs pulses with a short microcavity VECSEL. in Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) III., 86060O, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 8606, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) III, San Francisco, CA, United States, 3/02/13. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004384

Generation of 200-fs pulses with a short microcavity VECSEL. / Turnbull, Andrew P.; Wilcox, Keith G.; Head, C. Robin et al.
Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) III. 2013. 86060O (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 8606).

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