Low-loss quantum-dot-based saturable absorber for efficient femtosecond pulse generation

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 23, 2007, Pages

  Lagatsky, A A ^a   Bain, F M ^a   Brown, C T A ^a   Sibbett, W ^a   Livshits, D A ^b   Erbert, G ^c   Rafailov, E U ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b INNOLUME GMBH   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR HÖCHSTFREQUENZTECHNIK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; SOLID STATE LASERS;

FEMTOSECOND PULSE GENERATION; PULSE REPETITION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 36849053786     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2817755     Document Type: Article

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