SESAM-free mode-locked semiconductor disk laser

Laser and Photonics Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Kornaszewski, L ^a   Maker, G ^a   Malcolm, G P A ^a   Butkus, M ^b   Rafailov, E U ^b   Hamilton, C J ^a  

^a M SQUARED LASERS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kerr lens; Mode locking; Peak power.; SDL; Semiconductor disk laser; VECSEL

Indexed keywords

KERR-LENS; MODELOCKING; PEAK POWER; SDL; SEMICONDUCTOR DISK LASER; VECSEL;

LASER ACCESSORIES; MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR SATURABLE ABSORBER MIRRORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 84868340249     PISSN: 18638880     EISSN: 18638899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lpor.201200047     Document Type: Article

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