High peak power pulses from dispersion optimised modelocked semiconductor laser

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作者
Balzer, J. C. [1 ]
Schlauch, T. [1 ]
Klehr, A. [2 ]
Erbert, G. [2 ]
Traenkle, G. [2 ]
Hofmann, M. R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ruhr Univ Bochum, Lehrstuhl Photon & THz Technol, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
[2] Leibniz Inst Hochstfrequenztech Forschungsverbund, Ferdinand Braun Inst, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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10.1049/el.2013.1447
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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Presented is an electrically pumped passively modelocked edge-emitting semiconductor laser system in an external cavity setup with intracavity dispersion management. This concept, in combination with a pulse compressor, provides pulses as short as 158 fs. By expanding the setup with a tapered diode laser amplifier, peak powers up to 6.5 kW were achieved in the 850 nm wavelength range.
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