Gain bandwidth characterization of surface-emitting quantum well laser gain structures for femtosecond operation

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 21330-21341

  Barnes, M E ^a   Mihoubi, Z ^a   Wilcox, K G ^a   Quarterman, A H ^a   Farrer, I ^b   Ritchie, D A ^b   Garnache, A ^c   Hoogland, S ^d   Apostolopoulos, V ^a   Tropper, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FIBER LASERS; LASERS; MIRRORS; MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

BROAD BANDS; CLASS A; FEMTOSECOND OPERATION; GAIN BANDWIDTH; GAIN FILTER; GAUSSIAN SPECTRA; INGAAS/GAAS; LASER GAIN; MASTER EQUATIONS; MODE-LOCKED; QUANTUM WELL; SATURABLE ABSORBER MIRRORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASER STRUCTURE; SPECTRAL CONDENSATION;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 77957995056     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.021330     Document Type: Article

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