High-order dispersion in sub-200-fs pulsed VECSELs

C. Robin Head; Alexander Hein; Andrew P. Turnbull; Markus Polanik; Edward A. Shaw; Theo Chen Sverre; Peter Unger; Anne C. Tropper

doi:10.1117/12.2212690

10 March 2016 High-order dispersion in sub-200-fs pulsed VECSELs

C. Robin Head, Alexander Hein, Andrew P. Turnbull, Markus Polanik, Edward A. Shaw, Theo Chen Sverre, Peter Unger, Anne C. Tropper

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Proceedings Volume 9734, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) VI; 973408 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212690
Event: SPIE LASE, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We present a VECSEL based on a gain sample design which utilizes only a single-layer dielectric Al₂O₃ coating for dispersion management. The gain structure generated pulse durations down to 193 fs in combination with a surface-recombination SESAM, with an average power of 400 mW at 1.6 GHz setting a new peak power record for sub-200 fs mode-locked VECSELs. The pulses obtained were, however, 2x transform-limited and a further FROG measurement of a similar laser is presented revealing a linear chirp and cubic spectral phase.

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C. Robin Head, Alexander Hein, Andrew P. Turnbull, Markus Polanik, Edward A. Shaw, Theo Chen Sverre, Peter Unger, and Anne C. Tropper "High-order dispersion in sub-200-fs pulsed VECSELs", Proc. SPIE 9734, Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VECSELs) VI, 973408 (10 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212690

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