Ultrashort-pulse lasers passively mode locked by quantum-dot-based saturable absorbers

A. A. Lagatsky; C. G. Leburn; C Tom A Brown; W. Sibbett; S. A. Zolotovskaya; E. U. Rafailov

doi:10.1016/j.pquantelec.2009.11.001

Ultrashort-pulse lasers passively mode locked by quantum-dot-based saturable absorbers

A. A. Lagatsky, C. G. Leburn, C Tom A Brown, W. Sibbett, S. A. Zolotovskaya, E. U. Rafailov

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

Some key recent achievements in the development of novel saturable absorbers that are based on semiconductor quantum-dot (QD) structures for the passive mode locking of near-infrared lasers are outlined. These are group IV-VI semiconductor nanoparticles (quantum dots) in glass matrices and self-assembled semiconductor quantum dots (group III-V) grown on semiconductor mirrors (QD-SESAMs). The performance of solid-state (Yb3+, Nd3+ and Cr4+-based), Yb-doped fibre and monolithically integrated semiconductor lasers has been described within the context of ultrashort-pulse generation using these types of QD-based modulators. Particular attention has been paid to the nonlinear parameters of the QD-based saturable absorbers that determine the quality of the mode locking in such laser systems. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145
Number of pages	45
Journal	Progress in Quantum Electronics
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pquantelec.2009.11.001
Publication status	Published - Jan 2010

Keywords

Mode locking
Solid-state lasers
Quantum-dots
SOLID-STATE LASERS
TI-SAPPHIRE LASER
ULTRAFAST CARRIER DYNAMICS
EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS
NONLINEAR OPTICAL-PROPERTIES
CR-FORSTERITE LASER
BRAGG REFLECTOR
DOPED GLASSES
PHOSPHATE-GLASS
REPETITION-RATE

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Ultrashort-pulse lasers passively mode locked by quantum-dot-based saturable absorbers

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