Self-optimizing femtosecond semiconductor laser

被引:15
作者
Doepke, Benjamin [1 ]
Pilny, Rouven H. [1 ]
Brenner, Carsten [1 ]
Klehr, Andreas [2 ]
Erbert, Goetz [2 ]
Traenkle, Guenther [2 ]
Balzer, Jan C. [1 ]
Hofmann, Martin R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ruhr Univ Bochum, Lehrstuhl Photon & Terahertztechnol, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
[2] Forsch Verband Berlin eV, Leibnitz Inst Hochstfrequenztech, Ferdinand Braun Inst, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
关键词
DISPERSION MANAGEMENT; TIME-DOMAIN; GENERATION; MODULATOR; CAVITY;
D O I
10.1364/OE.23.009710
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A self-optimizing approach to intra-cavity spectral shaping of external cavity mode-locked semiconductor lasers using edge-emitting multi-section diodes is presented. An evolutionary algorithm generates spectrally resolved phase-and amplitude masks that lead to the utilization of a large part of the net gain spectrum for mode-locked operation. Using these masks as a spectral amplitude and phase filter, a bandwidth of the optical intensity spectrum of 3.7 THz is achieved and Fourier-limited pulses of 216 fs duration are generated after further external compression. (C) 2015 Optical Society of America
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页码:9710 / 9716
页数:7
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