HIGH-POWER MODE-LOCKED COMPOUND LASER USING A TAPERED SEMICONDUCTOR AMPLIFIER

被引:31
作者
GOLDBERG, L [1 ]
MEHUYS, D [1 ]
WELCH, D [1 ]
机构
[1] SDL INC,SAN JOSE,CA 95134
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10.1109/68.324671
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A new type of a high power mode-locked laser, based on a tapered stripe traveling wave semiconductor amplifier and an additional separate narrow stripe gain element is described. Active mode-locking, achieved by RF modulation of the narrow stripe, resulted in pulses as short as 12 ps. Separately, maximum peak powers of 16 W and pulse energies above 0.5 nJ were observed.
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页码:1070 / 1072
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