Modelocked integrated external-cavity surface emitting laser (MIXSEL) generates 660 mW average power in 23-ps pulses at 3 GHz repetition rate

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Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Wittwer, V J ^a   Rudin, B ^a   Maas, D J H C ^a   Barbarin, Y ^a   Hoffmann, M ^a   Golling, M ^a   Sudmeyer T ^a   Keller, U ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

ANTIRESONANT; AVERAGE POWER; ERROR TOLERANT; EXTERNAL CAVITY; MODE-LOCKED; OUTPUT POWER; REPETITION RATE; SEMICONDUCTOR DISK LASER;

PULSE REPETITION RATE;

EID: 84893991997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1364/assp.2010.atub7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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