Abstract
A numerical model is constructed for a semiconductor disk laser mode-locked by a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM), and the effect that the phase modulation caused by gain and absorption saturation in the semiconductor has on pulse generation is examined. The results demonstrate that, in a laser cavity with sufficient second-order dispersion, alternating-sign frequency modulation of pulses can be compensated for. We also examine a model for tuning the dispersion in the cavity of a disk laser using a Gires - Tournois interferometer with limited thirdorder dispersion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 628-634 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Frequency modulation of pulses.
- Semiconductor disk laser
Publication forum classification
- Publication forum level 1
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics