Low repetition rate SESAM modelocked VECSEL using an extendable active multipasscavity approach

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 25, 2012, Pages 27915-27921

  Zaugg, C A ^a   Hoffmann, M ^a   Pallmann, W P ^a   Wittwer, V J ^a   Sieber, O D ^a   Mangold, M ^a   Golling, M ^a   Weingarten, K J ^b   Tilma, B W ^a   Sudmeyer T ^a   Keller, U ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Oclaro Technology Ltd Inc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODE-PUMPED; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; GAIN MATERIALS; GAIN RECOVERY; LOW REPETITION RATE; LOWER LIMITS; MODE-LOCKED; MODELOCKING; MULTI-PASS; MULTIPLE PULSE; OUTPUT POWER; PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED; PEAK POWER; PULSE ENERGIES; PULSED LASER SOURCES; REPETITION RATE; STRAIGHT-FORWARD METHOD; ULTRA-FAST; VECSEL;

PULSE REPETITION RATE; PUMPING (LASER);

SEMICONDUCTOR SATURABLE ABSORBER MIRRORS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIODE LASER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASER; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLID STATE LASER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASERS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84870586065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.027915     Document Type: Article

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