Gain characterization and passive modelocking of electrically pumped VECSELs

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 24791-24802

  Pallmann, W P ^a   Zaugg, C A ^a   Mangold, M ^a   Wittwer, V J ^a   Moench, H ^b   Gronenborn, S ^b   Miller, M ^b   Tilma, B W ^a   Sudmeyer T ^a   Keller, U ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DBR; ELECTRICALLY PUMPED; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; GAIN SATURATION; GROUP DELAY DISPERSION; MODELOCKING; NONLINEAR GAINS; OUTPUT COUPLERS; OUTPUT POWER; PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED; PULSE DURATIONS; REPETITION RATE; SATURATION FLUENCE; SMALL-SIGNAL GAIN; SPECTRAL BANDWIDTH; VERTICAL EXTERNAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

BANDWIDTH; GROUP DELAY;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 84868219026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.024791     Document Type: Article

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